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Ulsan is a metropolitan city
Special cities of Korea

In North Korea and South Korea, Special Cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces of Korea ....
 in the south-east of South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
, facing the Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Russia. It is referred to in North Korea as the Korea East Sea and in South Korea as the East Sea....
 (East Sea). It is located 70km north of Busan
Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
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The city forms the heart of the country's industrial area called the Ulsan Industrial District. The city hosts the K-League
K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's top-flight professional club football league, with 15 member clubs....
 football club Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

The Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i club is a South Korean football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984.After winning their first championship in 1996, after rebranding themselves Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, the club entered a dry spell....
 (Ulsan Hyundai Tigers), who, after the World Cup of 2002
2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
, relocated from their former stadium in Jung-gu
Jung-gu, Ulsan

Jung-gu is the central district of Ulsan, South Korea. Its name literally means "Central Ward ". Its southern border is the River Taehwa and most of the population live between this and the Ring Road....
, which is now a municipal ground, to the Munsu Stadium, which hosted several matches in the World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
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Ulsan is a metropolitan city
Special cities of Korea

In North Korea and South Korea, Special Cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces of Korea ....
 in the south-east of South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
, facing the Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Russia. It is referred to in North Korea as the Korea East Sea and in South Korea as the East Sea....
 (East Sea). It is located 70km north of Busan
Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
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The city forms the heart of the country's industrial area called the Ulsan Industrial District. The city hosts the K-League
K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's top-flight professional club football league, with 15 member clubs....
 football club Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

The Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i club is a South Korean football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984.After winning their first championship in 1996, after rebranding themselves Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, the club entered a dry spell....
 (Ulsan Hyundai Tigers), who, after the World Cup of 2002
2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
, relocated from their former stadium in Jung-gu
Jung-gu, Ulsan

Jung-gu is the central district of Ulsan, South Korea. Its name literally means "Central Ward ". Its southern border is the River Taehwa and most of the population live between this and the Ring Road....
, which is now a municipal ground, to the Munsu Stadium, which hosted several matches in the World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
. The city is home to another soccer team, Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is a South Korea soccer club based in the city of Ulsan.Currently Mipo plays in the Korea National League....
, which plays in the National League. Ulsan is also home to the University of Ulsan
University of Ulsan

The University of Ulsan was founded on February 19, 1969 as the Ulsan Institute of Technology. The University was promoted to a fully-fledged University on March 1, 1985....
.

Administrative divisions

Ulsan is divided into 4 gu
Administrative divisions of South Korea

|||}File:520px-Provinces of South Korea Txt.PNGSouth Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city ....
 (districts) and 1 gun
Administrative divisions of South Korea

|||}File:520px-Provinces of South Korea Txt.PNGSouth Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city ....
 (county).

  • Buk-gu (??; )
  • Dong-gu (??; )
  • Jung-gu
    Jung-gu, Ulsan

    Jung-gu is the central district of Ulsan, South Korea. Its name literally means "Central Ward ". Its southern border is the River Taehwa and most of the population live between this and the Ring Road....
     (??; )
  • Nam-gu
    Nam-gu, Ulsan

    Nam-gu is a district of Ulsan, South Korea. Its name literally means "South Ward "....
     (??; )
  • Ulju-gun (???; )


Industry

As the center of the Ulsan Industrial District, the city is the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai
Hyundai Group

Hyundai Group is a South Korean Conglomerate founded by Chung Ju-yung. The first company in the group was founded in 1947 as a construction company....
 conglomerate. Up to 1962, Ulsan operated as a fishing port and market centre. As part of South Korea's
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
 first five-year economic plan, Ulsan became an open port. Additionally, major industrial plants and factories were developed, including in particular an oil refinery
Oil refinery

An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas....
, fertiliser plants, automobile production and heavy industries. The shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, originally called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history....
 port Bangeojin
Bangeojin

Bangeojin is an industrial centre in Ulsan, South Korea. It houses the world's largest shipbuilding plant, belonging to Hyundai Group....
 became part of the city in 1962.

Ulsan is currently the home of Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy Industries

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is the world's largest shipbuilder company, headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group....
, the world's largest shipyard
Shipyard

File:Shipyard in klaksvik, faroe islands.jpgFile:Grave vistrap inlaat scheepswerf.jpgFile:Schichau Seebeck halle hg.jpgFile:DSCF6406.jpgFile:Kobe Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co02ds3200.jpg...
; the world's largest automobile assembly plant, which produces 1.7 million cars annually, owned by Hyundai Motors; and the world's second largest oil refinery
Oil refinery

An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas....
, operated by SK Group
SK Group

SK Group is the fourth largest Conglomerate in South Korea.The SK Group is composed of 92 subsidiary and affiliate companies that share the SK brand and culture....
.

The city was a major centre of Korean whaling
Whaling

Whaling is the hunting of whales and dates back to at least 4,000 BC. The evolution of traditional Arctic whaling developed with increasing rapidity with early organized fleets in the 17th century; competitive national whaling industries in the 18th and 19th centuries; and the introduction of factory ships along with the concept of whale "har...
, which led to its selection as the site of the June 2005 International Whaling Commission
International Whaling Commission

The International Whaling Commission is an international body set up by the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, which was signed in Washington on 2 December 1946 to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry"....
 meeting.

Transportation

The city transport department plans to build a light-rail
Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail transit public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than Passenger_rail_terminology#Heavy_rail and rapid transit systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than street-running tram systems....
 line and the public transportation system is as good as any other major Korean city. The bus system shows a particular ETA at most bus stops. Ulsan Airport
Ulsan Airport

Ulsan Airport is an airport in Ulsan, South Korea. In 2006, 1,200,072 passengers utilized the airport....
, constructed in 1970 and expanded in 1997, has more than 20 flights per day to and from Seoul's
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
 Gimpo International Airport
Gimpo International Airport

Gimpo International Airport , commonly known as Gimpo Airport , is located in the far western end of Seoul and was the main international airport for Seoul and South Korea before it was replaced by Incheon International Airport in 2001....
 and 4 flights per week to and from Jeju International Airport
Jeju International Airport

Jeju International Airport Revised Romanization of Korean; Jeju Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer; Cheju Kukche Konghang) is the 3rd largest in South Korea, just behind Gimpo Airport in Seoul and Incheon International Airport in Incheon....
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Climate

Ulsan has a humid subtropical climate
Humid subtropical climate

Humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and chilly to mild winters. This climate type covers a broad category of climates, and the term "subtropical" may be a misnomer for the winter climate....
. Ulsan's average rainfall (based on an average of the last 30 years) is 1274mm. The average annual temperature is 13.8°C, while the maximum and minimum temperatures are 38.6°C and -16.7°C respectively.

Sister cities

Hagi
Hagi, Yamaguchi

is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan and was incorporated as a city on July 1, 1932. Formerly part of Abu District, Yamaguchi....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 (since 1968) Hualien, Taiwan
Republic of China

The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan....
 (since 1981) Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
, USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 (since 1987) Changchun
Changchun

Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin Provinces of China, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the centre of the Songliao Plain....
, China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
 (since 1994) Tomsk
Tomsk

Tomsk is a types of inhabited localities in Russia on the Tom River in the southwest of Siberian Federal District, Russia, the administrative centre of Tomsk Oblast....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (since 2003) Izmir
Izmir

Izmir, also once called Smyrna, is Turkey's third most populous city and the country's largest port after Istanbul. It is located along the outlying waters of the Gulf of Izmir, by the Aegean Sea....
, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
 (since 2002) Santos
Santos (São Paulo)

Santos is a municipality in the S?o Paulo state of Brazil, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman Br?s Cubas. It is partially located on the island of S?o Vicente which harbors both the city of Santos and the city of S?o Vicente, S?o Paulo, and partially on the mainland....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 (since 2002) Khanh Hoa Province
Khanh Hoa Province

Kh?nh H?a Province is a Provinces of Vietnam of Vietnam, located in the Nam Trung Bo. It has a population of 1,066,300 and spans an area of 5,197 km?....
, Vietnam
Vietnam

Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
 (since 2002)

See also

  • Bangudae Petroglyphs
    Bangudae Petroglyphs

    The Bangudae Petroglyphs are located in Daegok-ri, Ulsan, South Korea. This site of substantial engraved rock art was rediscovered in 1971 and was designated as the 285th National treasures of South Korea on June 23, 1995....
  • List of Korea-related topics
    List of Korea-related topics

    This is a list of articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. For help on how to use this list, see the #Introduction below....
  • List of cities in South Korea


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