Ulleung County
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| Ulleung County |  |
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| Hangul: | 울릉군 |
| Hanja: | 鬱陵郡 |
| Revised Romanization: | Ulleung-gun |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Ullŭng-gun |
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| Area: | 72.518 km² |
| Population: | 10,426 |
| Pop. density: | 143.8 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 1 eup, 2 myeon |
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Ulleung County (Ulleung-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It consists mainly of the island of Ulleung-do, but is held to cover a total of 44 islands, including Dokdo, which is contested by Japan. All of these islands lie within the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
Administratively, the county is divided into Ulleung-eup (including Dokdo), Buk-myeon and Seo-myeon. These in turn 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." (Ulleung County Government [1])
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| Administrative divisions of North Gyeongsang province, South Korea | |
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| Capital: | Daegu |
| Cities: | Andong | Gimcheon | Gumi | Gyeongju | Gyeongsan | Mungyeong | Pohang | Sangju | Yeongcheon | Yeongju |
| Counties: | Bonghwa | Cheongdo | Cheongsong | Chilgok | Goryeong | Gunwi | Seongju | Uiseong | Uljin | Ulleung | Yecheon | Yeongdeok | Yeongyang |
