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Ulsan


Ulsan Metropolitan City
Korean Name
Revised RomanizationUlsan Gwangyeoksi
McCune-ReischauerUlsan Kwangyŏksi
Hangul울산 광역시
Hanja蔚山廣域市
Short NameUlsan (울산; 蔚山)
Statistics
Population1,087,958 (2004, estimate)
Area1056.7 km²
GovernmentMetropolitan City
Administrative Divisions4 wards ("Gu");
1 county ("Gun")
RegionYeongnam
DialectGyeongsang
Location Map
Ulsan is a metropolitan city in the south east of South Korea. It lies on the East Sea and is located 70 kilometres north of Busan.

The city is home to K-League soccer club Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, and to the University of Ulsan.

Administrative divisions


Ulsan is divided into 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)

    Industry


    The city is the heart of the country's industrial area called Ulsan Industrial District and is home to the multinational Hyundai corporation. Up to 1962 Ulsan was 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 have been built. This included in particular an oil refinery, fertilizer plants, automobile production and heavy industries. The port Pangojin where shipbuilding is carried out became part of the city in 1962.

    Sister cities

  • Hagi, Japan (since 1968)
  • Hualien, Taiwan (since 1981)
  • Portland, Oregon, USA (since 1987)
  • Changchun, China (since 1994)

    See also

  • List of Korea-related topics
  • List of cities in South Korea


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