South Korea Genealogy

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Guide to South Korea, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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South Korea is a country in Asia bordered by North Korea. The official language is Korean.^[1]

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Links to articles on getting started with South Korea research.

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Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in South Korea.

Code	Name	Hangul	Hanja
KR-11	Seoul special city	서울특별시
KR-26	Busan metropolitan city	부산광역시	釜山廣域市
KR-27	Daegu metropolitan city	대구광역시	大邱廣域市
KR-28	Incheon metropolitan city	인천광역시	仁川廣域市
KR-29	Gwangju metropolitan city	광주광역시	光州廣域市
KR-30	Daejeon metropolitan city	대전광역시	大田廣域市
KR-31	Ulsan metropolitan city	울산광역시	蔚山廣域市
KR-50	Sejong metropolitan autonomous city	세종특별자치시	世宗特別自治市
KR-41	Gyeonggi Province	경기도	京畿道
KR-42	Gangwon Province	강원도	江原道
KR-43	North Chungcheong Province	충청북도	忠淸北道
KR-44	South Chungcheong Province	충청남도	忠淸南道
KR-45	North Jeolla Province	전라북도	全羅北道
KR-46	South Jeolla Province	전라남도	全羅南道
KR-47	North Gyeongsang Province	경상북도	慶尙北道
KR-48	South Gyeongsang Province	경상남도	慶尙南道
KR-49	Jeju Province special self-governing province	제주특별자치도	濟州特別自治道

FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
Historical Records
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References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "South Korea," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea, accessed 21 April 2015.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "South Korea," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea, accessed 21 April 2015.

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