South Korea (KR) Ulsan Metropolitan Province

Ulsan Metropolitan Province (울산광역시 Ulsan-gwangyeoksi)

Summary

Ulsan is a major city with a population of 700 000. The city of Ulsan--Donggu (180 000) is in the Ulsan metropolitan area.

Detailed Analysis

Ulsan Metropolitan Province has an area of 1 056 km² and a population of 1 081 453 (2004).

Ulsan Metropolitan Province is divided into 4 districts subdivided into 50 neighborhoods, and Ulju County:

Bukgu District (북구 Buk-gu) population 139 165, 8 neighborhoods

Donggu District (동구 Dong-gu) population 185 383, 14 neighborhoods

Ulsan--Donggu has an area of 9.8 km² and an estimated population of 180 000.

Junggu District (중구 Jung-gu) population 235 232, 14 neighborhoods

Namgu District (남구 Nam-gu) population 347 323, 14 neighborhoods

Ulsan--Yeongyeon Heavy Industrial Complex has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Ulsan, in all districts except Donggu District, has an area of 54 km² and an estimated population of 700 000.

Ulju County (울주군 Ulju-gun) 755 km², population 174 350, 4 urban townships, 8 rural townships

Eonyang (언양, 24 969 in urban township) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.

Onsan (온산, 22 286 in urban township) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 10 000. In addition, an unidentified urban area 3 km E of Onsan in Onsan urban township has an area of 7.5 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.