administrative territorial entity of North Korea
Let an agent explain the administrative divisions of North Korea and their levels from available sources, note limits of information, and route to entries for specific provinces and cities.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the administrative divisions of North Korea and their levels from available sources, note limits of information, and route to entries for specific provinces and cities.
Any unit of the administrative division of North Korea, comprising nine provinces and directly governed cities at the first level, subdivided into cities, counties and districts, and further into towns called up, villages called ri, urban neighbourhoods called dong, workers districts called rodongjagu and special zones such as chigu and ku; the structure is set by the state and information on it comes from official publications and outside analysts.
What it is for: Not applicable; an administrative category.
It can be explain the structure and levels; relay available sources; note information limits; route to specific units.
Distinguishing features
Province and county system
Workers districts
Frequent reorganisation
Limited external verification
What it looks like
Not a visible object; areas on administrative maps.
Physical character
provinces: 9 count
directly governed cities: 3 or 4 count - varies by source and period
How it is recognised
Administrative units of North Korea
Provinces, directly governed cities, counties, up, ri, dong, workers districts
South Korean divisions are a separate system; historical Korean provinces predate the division
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is located in - the country
is set by - the state
is contrasted with - a separate system
In practice
Families and kinds
provinces
directly governed and special cities
counties and cities
districts and ku
towns (up) and villages (ri)
urban neighbourhoods (dong)
workers districts (rodongjagu)
special zones (chigu)
Identifiers
ISO 3166-2 KP subdivision codes
Standards and regulation
North Korean state administrative regulations
ISO 3166-2 codes
Failure modes and hazards
Stale or unverified information
Confusing with South Korean divisions
Politicised naming
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Structure Structure.
Reference.
Units
Units and levels.
Units
Units.
- What are the administrative levels of North Korea, from provinces to villages? definition
- Is the question about North Korea, South Korea or historical Korea? boundary
Specific
Specific units.
Specific
Specific.
- Which province, city or county is meant, and what is known about it? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Sources Sources and limits.
Sources.
Official
Official sources.
Official
Official.
- What official publications describe the divisions, and how are they accessed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Analysis
Outside analysis.
Analysis
Analysis.
- How do outside analysts and mapping projects document the divisions, and what are the limits? provenance
- Is the information verified and current? boundary
History History.
Context.
History
History of divisions.
History
History.
- How did the divisions develop from the historical eight provinces through the division of Korea? provenance
- Which entry fits the provinces of Korea? action
Changes
Reorganisations.
Changes
Changes.
- What reorganisations have been reported, and how reliable are the reports? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Context Special zones and comparison.
Context.
Special
Special zones.
Special
Special.
- What are workers districts and special economic and tourist zones? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific zone? action
Comparison
Comparison with the South.
Comparison
Comparison.
- How do the two Korean systems compare, and how do they treat each other territory in law? provenance
- Which entry fits administrative divisions of South Korea? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should provinces be separate primary entries?
- How should official and analyst sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming levels; should they be split off?