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| | Eight Provinces (Korea) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | The eight provinces' boundaries remained unchanged for almost five centuries from 1413 to 1895, and formed a geographic paradigm that is still reflected today in the Korean Peninsula's administrative divisions, dialects, and regional distinctions. |
 | | The new system of districts did not last long, however, as one year later, on August 4, 1896 (the 33rd year of King Gojong), the former eight provinces were restored, with five of them (Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Hamgyŏng, and P'yŏngan), being divided into north and south halves, to form a total of 13 provinces. |
 | | The distinctive Jeju Dialect is used on Jeju Island, which became a separate province in 1946. |
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