Download South Korea GIS Data – Provinces, Highway Lines, Airport Locations and More



Hello GIS enthusiasts, IGISMAP has now published the latest GIS vector data of South Korea administrative levels. Links for downloading the shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of South Korea are provided in the following. You can also download these data in KML, GeoJSON or CSV formats. 

Note:

  • All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
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Download Free Shapefile Data of South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fifth largest metropolis in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu.

South Korea National Boundary
South Korea National Boundary

Download South Korea National Outline Boundary Shapefile

Download South Korea First Level Divisions Shapefile Data

South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi).

South Korea First Level Divisions Boundary
South Korea First Level Divisions Boundary

Download South Korea First Level Division Boundaries Shapefile

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