Geoje
Hangul:	거제시
Hanja:	巨濟市
Revised Romanization:	Geoje-si
McCune-Reischauer:	Kŏje-shi
Statistics
Area:	400.69 km²
Population:	186,208 2003 registration [1]
Pop. density:	464.71 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	1 eup, 9 myeon, 6 dong

Geoje is a city located in South Gyeongsang province, just off the coast of the port city of Busan, South Korea. The Daewoo Shipbuilding and Samsung Heavy Industries are both located in Geoje. The city also offers a wide range of tourist sights. The city is made up of a number of islands, of which by far the largest is Geoje Island. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... [[[[== Headline text == wello pplzlink titleLink titleItalic text:(If you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below) Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Map_Geoje-si. ... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ... South Gyeongsang is a province in the southeast of South Korea. ... Busan tower by night Haeundae beach at dawn, February 2005 Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is the largest harbor city in Korea, with a population of about 4 million, Busan is South Koreas second largest metropolis next to Seoul. ... Daewoo (meaning Great Universe) is a major South Korean chaebol (conglomerate). ... Jump to: navigation, search Samsung was founded in 1969, and one of its subsidiaries, Samsung Electronics Co. ... Geoje Island is the principal island of Geoje City, on the southern coast of South Gyeongsang province, South Korea. ...

History

In 757, King Gyeongdeok of Silla classified the island as "Geoje-Gun (county). Modern Geoje is classified as a "si" (city).

In 1170, King Uijong of Goryeo secretly escaped to Geoje when Jung Jungbu raised a rebellion against him, instating his brother, Myeongjeong as king. Myeongjong was the third son of King Injong, and king of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo (1170 - 1197). ...

Geoje served as a strategic location in preparation of the naval forces for the Oei Invasion of the Tsushima Island in 1419 by the Korean general Yi Jong Mu. The Oei Invasion was the 1419 invasion of the Tsushima Island led by the Joseon Dynasty. ... The Tsushima Islands (Korean Daemado) are situated wholly in the Korea Strait, East and South-east of the Korean Peninsula and between the Japanese mainland due west of the Kanmon Strait which divides Honshu from Kyushu, and which also connects Korea / Tsushima straits to the Inland Sea. ... Events January 19 - Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which brings Normandy under the control of England. ... Yi Jong Mu (1360–1425) is a Korean general who led the Oei Invasion, the invasion of the Japanese Tsushima Island in 1419. ...

At the time of the Seven-Year War in 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin gained a great naval victory against Japanese invaders near the town of Okpo in Geoje. Since then. Yi was referred to by his noble title, "Chung Mu Gong," which roughly translates into English as "Earner of Great National Respect." The Seven-Year War was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea. ... Yi Sun-sin (March 8, 1545 – November 19, 1598), was a famous Korean naval leader. ...

Between the years of 1950 and 1953, the military government of General Douglas MacArthur used the island as a place for the settlement for 170,000 POWs, and a prison war camp measuring at 11,800,000 m² was established during these years. After the war, a portion (23,000m²) was converted into a tourist attraction. [2] Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... MacArthur landing at Leyte Beach in 1944. ...

The Geneva Convention of 1949 failed to foresee to the development of hardcore, organized prisoner groups on Geoje-do in 1951-52 or to provide protection for the captor nation in dealing with stubborn resistance, mainly as a result of the harsh treatment that the prisoners received from the military government.

Geography

Geoje city covers an area of 400.69 km², encompassing Geoje-do (383.44 km²) and 60 other small islets, of which 10 are inhabited. [3] The main island is joined to land by a causeway from nearby Tongyeong. Tongyeong is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ...

Climate

Geoje experiences a temperate climate, but temperatures reaching below zero degrees Celsius in winter are rare. This is due to the influence of warm ocean currents.

Demographics

Geoje had a population of 186,208 during the 2003 census, consisting of ethnic Koreans. Most of the population depends on agriculture and fishing to support their livehood, and this can be evidenced in the fact that nearly 20% of its land is used for agriculture.

Tourism

Geoje offers a variety of attractions, including Oedo island (located 4km from Geoje), a marine western-style botanical garden in Hallyeo-Haesang National Park, built by Lee Chang-ho and his wife when they settled on the island in 1969.

Tourists also visit Jisim-do (an uninhabited island) for trekking. Jisim is know for its Camellia vegetation. However, the Maemi typhoon in 2003 severely affected the island's plant life. Another popular tourist attraction, Haegeumgang-do (located southeast of Geoje) hosts the Sipja Donggul Cave. Buddhist and Shamanist sculptures can be found in the cave.

Islands of Geoje city

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• Geoje (거제도, 巨濟島)
• Jisim
• Oedo
• Galgotdo (Haegeumgang)

Geoje Island is the principal island of Geoje City, on the southern coast of South Gyeongsang province, South Korea. ...

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Map of South Korea The largest cities in South Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. ... South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. ...

External links

• City government website
• Open Directory category
• http://www.castle409.org/koje_do.htm
• Chapter 11:Koje-do
• Fishing on Koje
• Oedo Island

Administrative divisions of South Gyeongsang province, South Korea
Capital Changwon
Cities Changwon | Geoje | Gimhae | Jinhae | Jinju | Masan | Miryang | Sacheon | Tongyeong | Yangsan
Counties Changnyeong | Geochang | Goseong | Hadong | Haman | Hamyang | Hapcheon | Namhae | Sancheong | Uiryeong