.kr

.kr

Introduced	1986
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	KISA
Sponsor	KISA
Intended use	Entities connected with South Korea
Actual use	Popular in South Korea
Registration restrictions	Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea; varying restrictions exist for registration under different second-level names
Structure	Registrations are only allowed at the third level beneath second-level domains (.co.kr, .or.kr, ...) for standard domain names while internationalized domain names have to registered at the second level.
Documents	Policies
Website	kisa.or.kr

.한국

Introduced	2011
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Website	[1]

.kr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Korea (Republic of Korea). Registrations are processed via registration agents.

From September 2006, it became possible to register domain names directly under .kr (although this is currently only possible for internationalized domain names). Trademark holders and public bodies benefited from an "early registration period", after which the owners of .kr third-level domains had priority to get the corresponding second-level domains.

1. Sunrise I (September 18–November 20, 2006)

• Governmental Bodies only

2. Sunrise II (November 21–February 27, 2007)

• A holder of 3rd level .kr domain
• The registered 3rd level domain and the 3rd level domain should be registered before March 13, 2006
• The full name of registered trademark using same alphabetical order

3. Landrush (March 28–April 11, 2007)

• Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territory

4.General Registration (from April 19. 2007)

• First-come first-served basis

In 2011 a new top-level domain was registered for South Korea, intended for domain names in the local language. The top-level domain is .한국 Domain names and working sites became active during 2011.

Domains and Subdomains

Domains and Subdomains	Areas	Registration qualifications
.kr	Commercial	Organizations or individuals
co.kr	Commercial
ne.kr	Network
or.kr	Non-commercial
re.kr	Research
pe.kr	Personal	Individuals
go.kr	Government	Administration, Legislation and Judicature
mil.kr	Military	Military organizations
ac.kr	Colleges or universities	Colleges or universities
hs.kr	High schools	High schools
ms.kr	Middle schools	Middle schools
es.kr	Elementary schools	Elementary schools
sc.kr	Schools	Other education organizations
kg.kr	Kindergartens	Kindergartens
seoul.kr	Seoul	Organizations or individuals that have a connection with the relevant areas
busan.kr	Busan
daegu.kr	Daegu
incheon.kr	Incheon
gwangju.kr	Gwangju
daejeon.kr	Daejeon
ulsan.kr	Ulsan
gyeonggi.kr	Gyeonggi-do
gangwon.kr	Gangwon-do
chungbuk.kr	Chungcheongbuk-do
chungnam.kr	Chungcheongnam-do
jeonbuk.kr	Jeollabuk-do
jeonnam.kr	Jeollanam-do
gyeongbuk.kr	Gyeongsangbuk-do
gyeongnam.kr	Gyeongsangnam-do
jeju.kr	Jeju-do
한글.kr	unlimited	Organizations or individuals
.한국	Commercial

Defunct Domains and Subdomains

Domains and Subdomains	Areas	Reasons for cessation
pusan.kr	Busan	Revision of the Korean romanization
taegu.kr	Daegu
inchon.kr	Incheon
kwangju.kr	Gwangju
taejon.kr	Daejeon
kyonggi.kr	Gyeonggi-do
kangwon.kr	Gangwon-do
chonbuk.kr	Jeollabuk-do
chonnam.kr	Jeollanam-do
kyongbuk.kr	Gyeongsangbuk-do
kyongnam.kr	Gyeongsangnam-do
cheju.kr	Jeju-do
nm.kr	Network	Changed to the ne.kr

See also

• .kp (top-level domain for North Korea)
• Communications in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• IANA .kr whois information
• .kr whois online lookup

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