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Revised Romanization | myeon |
McCune–Reischauer | myŏn |
A myeon, myŏn, myon, or township is an administrative unit in South Korea similar to the unit of town.
Along with town, township is of a county and some cities of fewer than 500,000 population. Myeon have smaller populations than towns and represent the rural areas of a county or city. Townships are subdivided into villages. The minimum population limit is 6,000.