Jeju City
Hangul:	제주시
Hanja:	濟州市
Revised Romanization:	Jeju-si
McCune-Reischauer:	Cheju-si
Statistics
Area:	976.56 km²
Population:	360,116 [1]
Pop. density:	1,014.8 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	19 dong, 4 eup, 3 myeon

Jeju City (Jeju-si) is the capital of Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. Its geographical location is 33°31′N 126°29′E The city is served by Jeju International Airport (IATA code CJU). This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization 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. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Jeju is the smallest province of South Korea, situated on its largest island. ... Jeju International Airport is the 3rd largest in Korea, just behind Gimpo Airport in Seoul. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

Located in a southern island where the weather is mild even in winter, the city is a famous resort with public casino facilities. Jeju welcomes over 4 million visitors from mainland Korea, Japan, and China every year. Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. ...

Geography

In its present boundaries, Jeju City is 19.3 kilometers from east to west, and 10.2 kilometers from north to south. To the north, it looks across the Korea Strait at the southern coast of South Jeolla Province. To the south, it meets Seogwipo City at the top of Hallasan, the island's sole mountain. A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... The Korea Strait is a sea passage between South Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) in northwest Pacific Ocean. ... South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... Seogwipo is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea. ... Hallasan (한라산) is a dormant volcano on Jeju Island of South Korea. ...

History

The area of the city has played a central role in Jeju since before recorded history. The Samseonghyeol, holes from which the three ancestors of the Jeju people are said to have come, are located in downtown Jeju City. Samseonghyeol is, according to legend, where three demigods emerged from the ground to become the ancestors of Jeju Island, off the coast of South Korea. ...

The city has grown quite rapidly since the 1970s. Shin Jeju, or new Jeju, was created some decades ago, up the hill from the airport and houses many government buildings. The thatched roof buildings that were common throughout the city until the 1970s are gradually disappearing.

The city was separated from Bukjeju County in 1955. However, in 2005 Jeju Province voters approved a proposal to merge the city with Bukjeju County, also merging Seogwipo with Namjeju County to create two large cities directly administered by the province. That change was put into effect in July 2006. Bukjeju County (Bukjeju-gun; North Jeju County) is a county in Jeju Province, South Korea. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seogwipo is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea. ... Namjeju County (Namjeju-gun; South Jeju County) is a county in Jeju Province, South Korea. ...

Administrative divisions

Jeju is divided into 16 neighbourhoods ("Dong"):

• Ara-dong
• Dodu-dong
• Geonip-dong
• Ido 1-dong
• Ido 2-dong
• Iho-dong
• Ildo 1-dong
• Ildo 2-dong
• Nohyeong-dong
• Oedo-dong
• Ora-dong
• Samdo 1-dong
• Samdo 2-dong
• Yeon-dong
• Yongdam 1-dong
• Yongdam 2-dong

Transportation

Jeju City is the principal transportation center for Jeju Province. It is home to the island's sole airport, Jeju Airport. In addition, its port is the largest on the island, serving the great majority of passenger and cargo vessels that visit the island. It also stands at the center of the island's road network. Jeju International Airport (Hangul; 제주국제공항, Revised Romanization of Korean; Jeju Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer; Cheju Kukche Konghang) (IATA: CJU, ICAO: RKPC) is the 3rd largest in Korea, just behind Gimpo Airport in Seoul. ...

Tourism

Due to its central position in transportation, Jeju City gets the lion's share of tourist traffic to the island. Many tourists arrive at the city through the port terminal or airport, stay in the tourist hotels of the Sinjeju neighborhood, and stay within the city to visit various Jeju tourist attractions. These include Dragon's Head Rock along the coast, the Samseonghyeol holes in the downtown area, and Hallasan National Park in the interior. Samseonghyeol is, according to legend, where three demigods emerged from the ground to become the ancestors of Jeju Island, off the coast of South Korea. ...

Sister cities

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities

• Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
• Beppu, Oita Prefecture, Japan
• Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• Guilin, Guangxi Automonous Region, People's Republic of China
• Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
• Kunshan, Suzhou District, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
• Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
• Santa Rosa, California, United States

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See also

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

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External links

• City government website
• Open Directory category
• Statistical Yearbook, partially in English
• Galbijim wiki page on Jeju City