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Jeju Island

Population: approx. 568,000 people or 1.3% of total for South Korea (2010)

Area: 1,848km2 or 1.85% of total for South Korea

Districts: 2 Si (city); 7 Eup (town); 5 Myeon (district); 31 Dong (neighborhood)

Land Areas by Type: 48.1% forest/field; 20% dry paddy; 8.9% orchards; 8.9% pasture; 3% building land; 10.7% other

Antipodes: southern tip of Brazil

In 2005, 378,000 international tourists came to Jeju (5 million Korean tourists) and in 2009 this had increased to 632,000 (and 6.5 million Korean tourists). In total, in 2005 Jeju’s tourism income was $1.72 billion and by 2009 it was $2.82 billion.


Logo

Colors:
Black for basalt predominant on Jeju; blue for both the island's clean drinking water and sea water; green for the natural environment; and orange for the hope of the people.


Provincial symbols

Tree:
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora), representing “the endurable and indefatigable spirit of the Jeju people who, over the course of their history, have had to overcome great difficulties.”

Bird:
The White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos ieucotos), which “lives in broad-leaved forests and feeds on harmful insects.”

Flower:
Rhododendron (Rhododendron Schlippenbachii), in which “the harmony of the green leaves and red flowers symbolizes the ambitions and vitality of the Jeju people.”


Jeju City (jejusi.go.kr)

Approx. 414,000 people (2010)

452 kilometers south of Seoul

143 kilometers south of Mokpo

291 kilometers southwest of Busan

361 kilometers west of Fukuoka, Japan

Average elevation: 46 meters

16 kilometers north of Mt. Halla

Sister cities: Rouen, France; Adelaide, Australia; Brisbane, Australia; Beppu, Japan; Santa Rosa, California, USA; Shanghai, China, among others

In 2009, 6,885,000 people visited tourism spots in Jeju City


Seogwipo City (seogwipo.go.kr)

Approx. 154,000 people (2010)

Average elevation: 51 meters

Sister city: Karatsu, Japan

In 2009, 11,450,000 people visited tourism spots in Seogwipo City


Did you know?

Although “women” are traditionally part of Jeju Island’s “Three Plenties” (along with wind and rocks), that may no longer be the case. According to the National Statistical Office, in 1980 there were 10,000 more women than men on Jeju Island (236,290 v. 226,319), but in 2009 the numbers were almost identical (281,344 women as compared to 281,319 men).


Sources: Wolfram Alpha; Jeju Statistical Yearbook 2010




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