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.
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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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