Ulsan

Ulsan Metropolitan City
Korean Name
Revised Romanization	Ulsan Gwangyeoksi
McCune-Reischauer	Ulsan Kwangyŏksi
Hangul	울산 광역시
Hanja	蔚山廣域市
Short Name	Ulsan (울산; 蔚山)
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
Location Map

Ulsan is a metropolitan city in the south east of South Korea. It lies on the East Sea and is located 70 kilometres north of Busan.

The city is home to K-League soccer club Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, and to the University of Ulsan.

Administrative divisions

Ulsan is divided into 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)

Industry

The city is the heart of the country's industrial area called Ulsan Industrial District and is home to the multinational Hyundai corporation. Up to 1962 Ulsan was 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 have been built. This included in particular an oil refinery, fertilizer plants, automobile production and heavy industries. The port Pangojin where shipbuilding is carried out became part of the city in 1962.

Sister cities

• Hagi, Japan (since 1968)
• Hualien, Taiwan (since 1981)
• Portland, Oregon, USA (since 1987)
• Changchun, China (since 1994)

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of cities in South Korea