Ulsan

Ulsan
	Ulsan; 울산
	— Metropolitan City —
	Ulsan Metropolitan City
	transcription(s)
- Hangul	울산 광역시
- Hanja	蔚山廣域市
- Revised Romanization	Ulsan-gwangyeoksi
- McCune-Reischauer	Ulsan-kwangyŏksi
	From top left: Cityscape of Ulsan, Downtown Ulsan, Beaches of Ulsan, Cheonhwangsan, & Ulsan Station
; Flag	; Emblem of Ulsan
	Map of South Korea with Ulsan highlighted
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Districts	4
	Government
- Mayor	Bak Maeng-woo
	Area
- Total	1,056.4 km2 (407.9 sq mi)
	Population (2004)
- Total	1,087,958
- Density	1,030/km2 (2,667.7/sq mi)
- Dialect	Gyeongsang
Flower	Pear flower
Tree	Ginkgo
Bird	White heron
Website	ulsan.go.kr (English)

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Ulsan is a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan (East Sea). It is located 70km north of Busan.

The city forms the heart of the country's industrial area called the Ulsan Industrial District. The city hosts the K-League football club Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan Hyundai Tigers), who, after the World Cup of 2002, relocated from their former stadium in Jung-gu, which is now a municipal ground, to the Munsu Stadium, which hosted several matches in the World Cup. The city is home to another soccer team, Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, which plays in the National League. Ulsan is also home to the University of Ulsan.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Ulsan is divided into 4 gu (districts) and 1 gun (county).

Map	Name	Hangul	Hanja
Buk-gu Dong-gu Jung-gu Nam-gu Ulju-gun	Gu (Districts)
	Buk-gu	북구	北區
	Dong-gu	동구	東區
	Jung-gu	중구	中區
	Nam-gu	남구	南區
	Gun (County)
	Ulju-gun	울주군	蔚州郡

[edit] Industry

As the center of the Ulsan Industrial District, the city is the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. Up to 1962, Ulsan operated as 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 were developed, including in particular an oil refinery, fertiliser plants, automobile production and heavy industries. The shipbuilding port Bangeojin became part of the city in 1962.

Ulsan is currently the home of Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipyard; the world's largest automobile assembly plant, which produces 1.7 million cars annually, owned by Hyundai Motors^[1]; and the world's second largest oil refinery, operated by SK Group.

The city was a major centre of Korean whaling, which led to its selection as the site of the June 2005 International Whaling Commission meeting.

[edit] Transportation

Downtown Ulsan

The city transport department plans to build a light-rail line and the public transportation system is as good as any other major Korean city. The bus system shows a particular ETA at most bus stops.^[2] Ulsan Airport, constructed in 1970 and expanded in 1997, has more than 20 flights per day to and from Seoul's Gimpo International Airport and 4 flights per week to and from Jeju International Airport.

[edit] Climate

Ulsan has a humid subtropical climate. Ulsan's average rainfall (based on an average of the last 30 years) is 1274mm.^[3] The average annual temperature is 13.8°C^[4], while the maximum and minimum temperatures are 38.6°C and -16.7°C respectively.