Ulleung County
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox settlement Ulleung County (Template:Korean) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Ulleung County has a population of 10,426 making it the least populated county in South Korea. Ulleung County consists mainly of the island of Ulleungdo and 44 smaller islands located in the East Sea, including the Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo) in the effective governance of South Korea but claimed by Japan. Ulleung County is administratively divided into one eup and two myeon: Ulleung-eup, Buk-myeon, and Seo-myeon, which are divided into 10 legal ri, those into 25 administrative ri, and at the most basic level the county is held to contain 56 "natural villages."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
At the year of 512, Jijeung of Silla conquered Usan-guk which was the original nation in Ulleung-do. After a downfall of Silla, Goryeo naturally took the title of Ulleung. In 930, 13th year of Taejo of Goryeo, he granted local people bringing a tribute.
Hyeonjong of Goryeo sent his ambassador to islands for recovering ruined farming land in 1012.
Location
It is located in the middle of the East Sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. There are two main ports that provide ferries to Ulleung and Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo): Pohang Port and Mukho Port. These two ports offer regular shipping service.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Administrative divisions
Ulleung-gun is divided into one eup and two myeon. Ulleung-eup is then divided into four legal ri, but six administrative ri. Buk-myeon is divided into three legal ri, eight administrative ri. Seo-myeon is divided into three legal ri, five administrative ri.
| eup and myeon | Hangeul | Hanja | ri | Hangeul | Hanja |
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| Ulleung-eup | 울릉읍 | Template:Lang | Dodong-ri
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도동리
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| Jeodong-ri | 저동리 | Template:Lang | |||
| Sadong-ri | 사동리 | Template:Lang | |||
| Dokdo-ri | 독도리 | Template:Lang | |||
| Buk-myeon | 북면 | Template:Lang | Cheonbu-ri
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천부리
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Na-ri
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나리
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| Hyeonpo-ri | 현포리 | Template:Lang | |||
| Seo-myeon | 서면 | Template:Lang | Namyang
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남양리
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| Namseo-ri | 남서리 | Template:Lang | |||
| Taeha-ri | 태하리 | Template:Lang |
Snowflower Festival
Ulleung County, which has one of the highest snowfalls in all of Korea, hosts the Snowflower Festival. In 2007, Ulleung had lot of snow, up to 42 cm (16.5 in) around coastlines and 105 cm (around 3 ft 5in) in the Nari Basin.<ref>Nice to see you, Snow! 눈꽃축제 울릉 반갑다! 폭설 http://www.imaeil.com/sub_news/sub_news_view.php?news_id=2674&yy=2008 Template:Webarchive</ref> But the county did not host its festival before 2006 as there was not enough snow.<ref>Ulleung county worries 2-year long lack of snowfall <설국(雪國) 울릉도 2년째 눈 부족 '속타네'> 연합뉴스 2008-01-14 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0001892877</ref>
Symbols
- Tree: Machilus thunbergii<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Flower: camellia flower
- Bird: wood pigeon
Climate
Ulleung has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with very warm, rainy, muggy summers and cold, snowy winters. Template:Ulleung weatherbox
Tourism
Tourist spots
Places recommended by Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture & Tourism Organization Template:Webarchive
| Gwaneumdo |
| Dokdo Island |
| Dokdo mit haedojigwangwang cablecar |
| Bongnae Falls |
| Jukdo Island |
| Taehahyangmok Tourist Monorail |
Twin towns and sister cities
Template:Unreferenced section Ulleung is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Anyang, South Korea
- Template:Flagicon Pohang, South Korea
- Template:Flagicon Suyeong-gu, South Korea
- Template:Flagicon Samcheok, South Korea
References
External links
Template:North Gyeongsang Template:Coord Template:Authority control