Ulsan

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Ulsan Metropolitan City

Korean name
Revised Romanization	Ulsan Gwangyeoksi
McCune-Reischauer	Ulsan Kwangyŏksi
Hangul	울산 광역시
Hanja	蔚山廣域市
Short name	Ulsan (울산)
Statistics
Population	1,087,958 (2004 estimate)
Area	1056.7 km²
Government	Metropolitan City
Administrative divisions	4 wards (Gu), 1 county (Gun)
Region	Yeongnam
Dialect	Gyeongsang
Location map

Ulsan, a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan (East Sea). It is located at 35°33′N 129°19′E, 70 kilometres north of Busan.

The city forms the heart of the country's industrial area called Ulsan Industrial District. The city hosts the K-League soccer club Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i. It is also home to the University of Ulsan.

1 Administrative divisions
2 Industry
3 Transportation
4 Sister cities
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Administrative divisions

Ulsan includes 4 wards ("Gu") and 1 county ("Gun").

Buk-gu (북구; 北區)
Dong-gu (동구; 東區)
Jung-gu (중구; 中區)
Nam-gu (남구; 南區)
Ulju-gun (울주군; 蔚州郡)

[edit] Industry

As the center of the Ulsan Industrial District, the city is the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. Up to 1962, Ulsan operated as a fishing port and market centre. As part of South Korea's first five-year economic plan, Ulsan became an open port. Additionally, major industrial plants and factories developed, including in particular an oil refinery, fertilizer plants, automobile production and heavy industries. The shipbuilding port Bangeojin became part of the city in 1962.

The city was a major center of Korean whaling, which led to its selection as the site of the June 2005 International Whaling Commission meeting.

[edit] Transportation

The city transport department plans to build a light-rail line.

[edit] Sister cities

Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Hagi, Japan (since 1968)
Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hualien, Taiwan (since 1981)
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Portland, Oregon, USA (since 1987)
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changchun, China (since 1994)
Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Tomsk, Russia (since 2003)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Administrative divisions of South Korea

Image:Flag of South Korea.svg

Special City:	Seoul
Metropolitan Cities:	Busan \| Daegu \| Daejeon \| Gwangju \| Incheon \| Ulsan
Special Autonomous Province:	Jeju
Provinces:	Chungcheongbuk-do \| Chungcheongnam-do \| Gangwon-do \| Gyeonggi-do \| Gyeongsangbuk-do \| Gyeongsangnam-do \| Jeollabuk-do \| Jeollanam-do