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Addresses in South Korea
Addresses in South Korea are used to identify specific locations within the country. South Korea has replaced its land lot-based address system with one based on street names.
The switching of the address system is to make it easier for foreigners as well as Koreans to find their destinations.
The current official system, the Road Name Address system rolled out on July 29, 2011, uses street names and building numbers, and is similar to the systems used by the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. The previous system was the land-lot based address, which is also used in Japan, but not within the Mandarin-speaking world.
The old land-lot addressing system has been officially decommissioned since December 31, 2013.
The current system used in South Korea is similar to that used by most countries around the world.
Korean streets have names typically ending in -daero (대로, 大路, Blvd.), -ro (로, 路, Rd.) or -gil (길, 街, St.) and they are distinguished by width: -daero (over 8 lanes), -ro (2~7 lanes) and -gil (others).
Some streets, mainly -daero and -ro, may be named after a feature in the area such as Daehak-ro (대학로, University Street) near a university, or after the neighborhood (dong) in which they lie such as Hyehwa-ro (혜화로, Hyehwa Street) which lies in Hyehwa-dong. Street names may be unique, or, in a convention which may seem confusing to foreigners, the same name can be re-used for several streets in the same area, with each street having a unique number.
Other streets, mainly -gil, may be named after the street name it diverges from with a systematic number. There are three different types of numbering rules: basic numbering, serial numbering, and other numbering. The purpose of numbering streets is to make their geographic location easier to predict.
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Addresses in South Korea
Addresses in South Korea are used to identify specific locations within the country. South Korea has replaced its land lot-based address system with one based on street names.
The switching of the address system is to make it easier for foreigners as well as Koreans to find their destinations.
The current official system, the Road Name Address system rolled out on July 29, 2011, uses street names and building numbers, and is similar to the systems used by the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. The previous system was the land-lot based address, which is also used in Japan, but not within the Mandarin-speaking world.
The old land-lot addressing system has been officially decommissioned since December 31, 2013.
The current system used in South Korea is similar to that used by most countries around the world.
Korean streets have names typically ending in -daero (대로, 大路, Blvd.), -ro (로, 路, Rd.) or -gil (길, 街, St.) and they are distinguished by width: -daero (over 8 lanes), -ro (2~7 lanes) and -gil (others).
Some streets, mainly -daero and -ro, may be named after a feature in the area such as Daehak-ro (대학로, University Street) near a university, or after the neighborhood (dong) in which they lie such as Hyehwa-ro (혜화로, Hyehwa Street) which lies in Hyehwa-dong. Street names may be unique, or, in a convention which may seem confusing to foreigners, the same name can be re-used for several streets in the same area, with each street having a unique number.
Other streets, mainly -gil, may be named after the street name it diverges from with a systematic number. There are three different types of numbering rules: basic numbering, serial numbering, and other numbering. The purpose of numbering streets is to make their geographic location easier to predict.