Ulleung County


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 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 : 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.
eup and myeonHangeulHanjariHangeulHanja
Ulleung-eup울릉읍鬱陵邑Dodong-ri
  • Dodong 1-ri
  • Dodong 2-ri
  • Dodong 3-ri
도동리
  • 도동1리
  • 도동2리
  • 도동3리
    		• 道洞里
  • 道洞一里
  • 道洞二里
  • 道洞三里
    • Ulleung-eup울릉읍鬱陵邑Jeodong-ri저동리苧洞里
    Ulleung-eup울릉읍鬱陵邑Sadong-ri사동리沙洞里
    Ulleung-eup울릉읍鬱陵邑Dokdo-ri독도리獨島里
    Buk-myeon북면北面Cheonbu-ri
  • Cheonbu 1-ri
  • Cheonbu 2-ri
  • Cheonbu 3-ri
  • Cheonbu 4-ri
    		• 천부리
  • 천부1리
  • 천부2리
  • 천부3리
  • 천부4리
    		• 天府里
  • 天府一里
  • 天府二里
  • 天府三里
  • 天府四里
    • Buk-myeon북면北面Na-ri
  • Na-ri
  • Nari 1-ri
  • Nari 2-ri
    		• 나리
  • 나리
  • 나리1리
  • 나리2리
    		• 羅里
  • 羅里
  • 羅里一里
  • 羅里二里
    • Buk-myeon북면北面Hyeonpo-ri현포리玄圃里
    Seo-myeon서면西面Namyang
  • Namyang 1-ri
  • Namyang 2-ri
  • Namyang 3-ri
    		• 남양리
  • 남양1리
  • 남양2리
  • 남양3리
    		• 南陽里
  • 南陽一里
  • 南陽二里
  • 南陽三里
    • Seo-myeon서면西面Namseo-ri남서리南西里
    Seo-myeon서면西面Taeha-ri태하리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 around coastlines and 105 cm in the Nari Basin. But the county did not host its festival before 2006 as there was not enough snow.

    Symbols

    Ulleung has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate with very warm, rainy, muggy summers and cold, snowy winters.

    Tourism

    Tourist spots

    Places recommended by
    Gwaneumdo
    Dokdo Island
    Dokdo mit haedojigwangwang cablecar
    Bongnae Falls
    Jukdo Island
    Taehahyangmok Tourist Monorail

    Twin towns and sister cities

    Ulleung is twinned with: