Jeju City ( ko, 제주시, Jeju-si; ) is the
capital
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of the
Jeju Province
Jeju Province, officially Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, is one of the nine provinces of South Korea. The province comprises Jeju Island (; ), formerly transliterated as Cheju or Cheju Do, the country's largest island. It was previously kno ...
in South Korea and the largest city on
Jeju Island. The city is served by
Jeju International Airport
Jeju International Airport () is the second largest airport in South Korea, just behind Incheon Airport in Incheon. It is located in the city of Jeju. The airport opened in 1968.
Jeju International Airport serves many mainland destinations in ...
(
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code CJU).
Located on an island off the
Korean Peninsula
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, Jeju has mild, warm weather during much of the year. The city is a well-known resort, with prestigious hotels and public
casino
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facilities. In 2011, 9.9 million passengers flew between the two cities of Seoul and Jeju, making the
Gimpo
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Jeju
Jeju may refer to:
* Jeju Island (Jejudo), an island near South Korea
* Jeju Province (formerly transliterated Cheju), a province of South Korea comprising Jejudo
**Jeju City, the biggest city on Jejudo
**Jeju dog, a dog native to Jejudo
** Jeju l ...
route the
world's busiest passenger air route.
Jeju welcomes over ten million visitors every year, mainly from the South Korean mainland, Japan, and China. The population of Jeju City is 486,306 people and 205,386 households (244,153 men and 242,153 women, February 2019). The population density is 470.03 (per square km, 2015).
History
The area of the city has played a central role in Jeju since before recorded history. The
Samseonghyeol
The Samseonghyeol ( Korean: 삼성혈 / English: "three clans' holes") is an archeological, historical and cultural landmark in Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea.
Information
The site is located in the city center of Jeju City
Jeju City ( k ...
, holes from which the three ancestors of the Jeju people are said to have come, are located in downtown Jeju City.
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
Bukjeju County (''Bukjeju-gun''; "North Jeju County") was a county in Jeju Province, South Korea until July 1, 2006, when it was merged with Jeju City
Jeju City ( ko, 제주시, Jeju-si; ) is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and ...
in 1955. However, in 2005 Jeju Province voters approved a proposal to merge the city with Bukjeju County, also merging
Seogwipo with
Namjeju County
Namjeju County (''Namjeju-gun''; "South Jeju County") was a county in Jeju Province, South Korea until July 1, 2006 when it was merged with Seogwipo
Seogwipo () is the second-largest city on Jeju Island, settled on a rocky volcanic coastline in ...
to create two large cities directly administered by the province. That change was put into effect in July 2006.
In 2012 Sang-Oh Kim became mayor; he was formerly the Jeju regional president of
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation.
Transportation
Jeju City is the principal transportation center for Jeju Province. It is home to the island's sole airport,
Jeju International Airport
Jeju International Airport () is the second largest airport in South Korea, just behind Incheon Airport in Incheon. It is located in the city of Jeju. The airport opened in 1968.
Jeju International Airport serves many mainland destinations in ...
; the Jeju-Seoul route is the world's busiest airline route.
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. To travel throughout the city and island, various buses are available. A bus ride from Jeju City to Seogwipo (the second largest city on the island) is typically an hour.
Economy
Due to its central position in transportation, Jeju City sees the main 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 (Yongduam,
:ko:용두암) along the coast; the
Samseonghyeol
The Samseonghyeol ( Korean: 삼성혈 / English: "three clans' holes") is an archeological, historical and cultural landmark in Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea.
Information
The site is located in the city center of Jeju City
Jeju City ( k ...
, three holes in the downtown area;
Hallasan National Park in the interior; the country's tallest mountain,
Hallasan
Hallasan is a shield volcano on Jeju Island in South Korea; it is the highest point of South Korea and the second-highest mountain in Korea overall, after Paektu Mountain. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, the Hallas ...
; and world's largest botanical garden, Bunjae Artpia.
The city also sells many oranges for which Jeju is famous. Jeju City is surrounded by orange and mandarin farms.
Jeju Air has its headquarters in Jeju City.
Geography
In its former boundaries, Jeju City was 19.3 kilometers from east to west, and 10.2 kilometers from north to south. To the north, it looks across the
Korea Strait
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at the southern coast of
South Jeolla Province. To the south, it meets
Seogwipo at the top of Hallasan, the island's sole mountain.
Demographics
Climate
Jeju City has a
humid subtropical climate
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(
Köppen: ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. In
Holdridge classification, Jeju City has a warm temperate moist forest climate. Due to its location, Jeju City is one of the warmest cities in Korea. However,
ocean effect snow
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brings winter precipitation such as snow showers with strong wind during the winter. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is much wetter in summer, with more than of rain falling in each month from June to September. The highest temperature ever recorded is on 25 July 1942
[ while the lowest temperature ever recorded is on 16 February 1977.][
]
Administrative divisions
Jeju is divided into 19 neighbourhoods (''dong''), 4 towns (''eup''), and 3 townships (''myeon''):
Twin towns – sister cities
Jeju City is twinned with:
* Guilin, Guangxi
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, China
* Laizhou
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, Shandong
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, China
* Rouen
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, France
* Sanda, Japan
* Santa Rosa
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, United States
* Wakayama Wakayama may refer to:
*Wakayama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan
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*Wakayama Station, a train station in Wakayama, Wakayama
*Wakayama University
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, Japan
Friendship cities
* Tokyo
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, Japan
* Beppu
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* Hunchun, Jilin
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, China
* Kunshan
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, Jiangsu
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, China
* Loreley
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, Germany
* Yangzhou
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, Jiangsu, China
* Shanghai
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, China
* Sydney
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, New South Wales
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, Australia
* Dubai
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* Wellington
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, New Zealand
* Taipei
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, Taiwan
Memorandum of Understanding
* Ulm, Germany
See also
* List of cities in South Korea
*Geography of South Korea
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References
External links
City government website (in Korean)
Jeju City
at ''Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture''
{{Authority control
Cities in Jeju Province
Port cities and towns in South Korea