Ulleung County
| Ulleung 울릉 |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 울릉군 | ||
| • Hanja | 鬱陵郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Ulleung-gun | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ullŭng-gun | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Yeongnam | ||
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 2 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 72.518 km2 (28 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 10,426 | ||
| • Density | 143.8/km2 (372.4/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 Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo), which is contested by Japan and North Korea. All of these islands lie within the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
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]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Symbols
- Tree : Silver Magnolia [2]
- Flower : Camelliar Flower
- Bird : Wood Pigeons
[edit] 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 Dokdo/Takeshima: Pohang Port and Mukho Port. These two ports offer regular shipping service.[3]
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Ulleung (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 (72.0) |
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 (36.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
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 (68.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| 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) |
| % 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 |
| Avg. 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 |
| 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 [4] | |||||||||||||
[edit] 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 42cm (16.5in) around coastlines and 105cm (around 3ft 5in) in the Nari Basin.[5] But the county did not host its festival before 2006 as there was not enough snow.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Ulleung County Government [1]
- ^ 울릉군소개-상징물
- ^ http://www.ulleung.go.kr/Ullung_English/sub1_05.html
- ^ "평년값자료(1981−2010) 울릉도(115)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=115&norm=M&x=34&y=4&obs=0&mm=5&dd=2. Retrieved 2011−05−02.
- ^ Nice to see you, Snow! 눈꽃축제 울릉 반갑다! 폭설 http://www.imaeil.com/sub_news/sub_news_view.php?news_id=2674&yy=2008
- ^ 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
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Coordinates: 37°29′00″N 130°54′00″E / 37.4833333433°N 130.90000001°E
