Ulleung County () 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."
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.
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.
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| Ulleung-eup | 울릉읍 | 鬱陵邑 | Dodong-ri
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Dodong 1-ri
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Dodong 2-ri
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Dodong 3-ri
| 도동리
| 道洞里
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| Jeodong-ri | 저동리 | 苧洞里 |
| Sadong-ri | 사동리 | 沙洞里 |
| Dokdo-ri | 독도리 | 獨島里 |
| Buk-myeon | 북면 | 北面 | Cheonbu-ri
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Cheonbu 1-ri
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Cheonbu 2-ri
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Cheonbu 3-ri
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Cheonbu 4-ri
| 천부리
| 天府里
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| Na-ri
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Na-ri
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Nari 1-ri
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Nari 2-ri
| 나리
| 羅里
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| Hyeonpo-ri | 현포리 | 玄圃里 |
| Seo-myeon | 서면 | 西面 | Namyang
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Namyang 1-ri
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Namyang 2-ri
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Namyang 3-ri
| 남양리
| 南陽里
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| Namseo-ri | 남서리 | 南西里 |
| Taeha-ri | 태하리 | 台霞里 |
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.
[Nice to see you, Snow! 눈꽃축제 울릉 반갑다! 폭설 http://www.imaeil.com/sub_news/sub_news_view.php?news_id=2674&yy=2008 ] But the county did not host its festival before 2006 as there was not enough snow.
[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]
Symbols
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Tree: Machilus thunbergii
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Flower: camellia flower
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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.
Tourism
Tourist spots
Places recommended by
Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture & Tourism Organization
| Gwaneumdo |
| Dokdo Island |
| Dokdo mit haedojigwangwang cablecar |
| Bongnae Falls |
| Jukdo Island |
| Taehahyangmok Tourist Monorail |
Twin towns and sister cities
Ulleung is twinned with:
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