Ulsan
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| Ulsan Metropolitan City | |
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| 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 |
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Ulsan, a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan (East Sea). It is located at , 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.
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[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
Hagi, Japan (since 1968)
Hualien, Taiwan (since 1981)
Portland, Oregon, USA (since 1987)
Changchun, China (since 1994)
Tomsk, Russia (since 2003)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Ulsan Metropolitan City official site
- Ulsan on the Galbijim Wiki
- Ulsan travel guide from Wikitravel
- The Ulsan Pear
