Friday, June 29, 2007

South Korea (KR) Overview

South Korea (KP) includes all of Korea south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

There are 16 entries in the world atlas covering parts of South Korea (KR). They are enumerated below, with links.

Busan Metropolitan Province
Chungcheongbuk Province (capital Cheongju)
Chungcheongnam Province (capital Daejeon in metropolitan province)
Daegu Metropolitan Province
Daejeon Metropolitan Province
Gangwon Province (capital Chuncheon)
Gwangju Metropolitan Province
Gyeonggi Province (capital Suwon)
Gyeongsangbuk Province (capital Daegu in metropolitan province)
Gyeongsangnam Province (capital Changwon)
Incheon Metropolitan Province
Jeju Special Autonomous Province (capital Jeju)
Jeollabuk Province (capital Jeonju)
Jeollanam Province (capital Gwangju in metropolitan province)
Seoul Metropolitan Province
Ulsan Metropolitan Province

South Korea (KR) Jeju Special Autonomous Province

Jeju Special Autonomous Province (제주특별자치도 Jeju Teukbyeol Jachido)

Summary

Jeju, the capital, is a city with a population of 120 000. The major town of Seogwipo (25 000) is a county seat in the province. The major towns of Jeju--4.5 km SW of Jeju (60 000) and Jeju--4 km E of Jeju (20 000) in Jeju Metropolitan County are also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Jeju Province has an area of 1 846 km² and a population of 555 362 (2004).

Jeju Province is divided into 2 metropolitan counties.

Jeju Metropolitan County (제주시 Jeju-si) 977 km², population 397 983, 19 neighborhoods, 4 urban townships, 3 rural townships

Jeju (296 068) has an area of 9.8 km² and an estimated population of 120 000. In addition, Jeju--4.5 km SW of Jeju and Jeju--4 km E of Jeju and have areas of 5.8 km² and 3.1 km² and estimated populations of 60 000 and 20 000.

Seogwipo Metropolitan County (서귀포시 Seogwipo-si) 870 km², population 157 379, 12 neighborhoods, 3 urban townships, 2 rural townships

Seogwipo (83 770) has an area of 3.1 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.