Ulleung County

This article is about the county. For the island of the same name, see Ulleungdo.
Ulleung
울릉군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Ulleung-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Ullŭng-gun

Emblem of Ulleung

Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 2 myeon
Area
  Total 72.518 km2 (27.999 sq mi)
Population
  Total 10,426
  Density 143.8/km2 (372/sq mi)
  Dialect Gyeongsang

Ulleung County (Ulleung-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It consists mainly of the island of Ulleungdo, but is held to cover a total of 44 islands, including the Liancourt Rocks, which is contested by Japan and North Korea. All of these islands lie within the Sea of Japan.

Administratively, the county is divided into one eup and two myeon: Ulleung-eup (including Liancourt Rocks), 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."[1]

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 Sea of Japan between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. There are two main ports that provide ferries to Ulleung and Liancourt Rocks: Pohang Port and Mukho Port. These two ports offer regular shipping service.[2]

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.


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.[3] But the county did not host its festival before 2006 as there was not enough snow.[4]

Symbols

Climate

Climate data for Ulleung (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7)
5.3
(41.5)
9.1
(48.4)
15.1
(59.2)
19.3
(66.7)
22.2
(72)
25.2
(77.4)
26.7
(80.1)
23.1
(73.6)
18.8
(65.8)
13.1
(55.6)
7.5
(45.5)
15.8
(60.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.4
(34.5)
2.2
(36)
5.4
(41.7)
11.1
(52)
15.5
(59.9)
18.8
(65.8)
22.3
(72.1)
23.6
(74.5)
19.8
(67.6)
15.3
(59.5)
9.7
(49.5)
4.4
(39.9)
12.4
(54.3)
Average low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
−0.2
(31.6)
2.5
(36.5)
7.7
(45.9)
12.1
(53.8)
16.0
(60.8)
20.0
(68)
21.4
(70.5)
17.4
(63.3)
12.6
(54.7)
7.1
(44.8)
2.0
(35.6)
9.8
(49.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 116.2
(4.575)
78.1
(3.075)
72.2
(2.843)
81.3
(3.201)
105.1
(4.138)
115.3
(4.539)
170.2
(6.701)
167.9
(6.61)
170.7
(6.72)
83.9
(3.303)
105.5
(4.154)
117.1
(4.61)
1,383.4
(54.465)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 18.5 14.6 11.6 8.3 8.7 9.1 12.1 11.5 9.9 9.0 12.4 16.9 142.6
Average relative humidity (%) 70.1 69.6 69.8 69.2 72.1 80.4 85.9 85.0 80.3 72.5 68.6 68.5 74.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 90.4 104.1 167.2 212.0 227.3 175.0 150.7 163.3 158.7 176.8 130.0 100.6 1,856.1
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[6]

Twin towns – Sister cities

Ulleung is twinned with:

References

  1. Ulleung County Government
  2. http://www.ulleung.go.kr/Ullung_English/sub1_05.html
  3. Nice to see you, Snow! 눈꽃축제 울릉 반갑다! 폭설 http://www.imaeil.com/sub_news/sub_news_view.php?news_id=2674&yy=2008
  4. 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
  5. 울릉군소개-상징물
  6. "평년값자료(1981–2010) 울릉도(115)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-02.

Coordinates: 37°29′00″N 130°54′00″E / 37.4833333433°N 130.90000001°E / 37.4833333433; 130.90000001

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