Regions of France Regions of France France is divided into 18 administrative regions (, ), including 13 metropolitan regions and 5 overseas regions. The 13 metropolitan regions (including 12 mainland regions and Corsica) are each further subdivided into 2 to 13 departments, while the overseas regions consist of only one department each and hence are also referred to as "overseas departments". The current legal concept of "region" was adopted in 1982, and in 2016 what had been 27 regions was reduced to 18. The term "région" was officially created by the Law of Decentralisation (2 March 1982), which also gave regions their legal
Administrative divisions of South Korea "Myeon" are subdivided into villages ("ri"). The minimum population limit is 6,000. A "dong" () is the primary division of districts ("gu"), and of those cities ("si") which are not divided into districts. The "dong" is the smallest level of urban government to have its own office and staff. In some cases, a single legal "dong" is divided into several administrative "dong". Administrative "dong" are usually distinguished from one another by number (as in the case of Myeongjang 1-dong and Myeongjang 2-dong). In such cases, each administrative "dong" has its own office and staff. The primary division of a "dong"