Jeju Ceety
Jeju Ceety 제주시 濟州市 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 제주시 |
| • Hanja | 濟州市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Jeju-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Cheju-si |
 Owerview o Jeju Ceety | |
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| Kintra | Sooth Korea |
| Region | Jeju |
| Admeenistrative diveesions | 19 dong, 4 eup, 3 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 977.8 km2 (377.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 408,364 |
| • Density | 418/km2 (1,080/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeju |
Jeju (Jeju-si) is the caipital o Jeju-do in Sooth Korea an the lairgest ceety on the island o Jeju. The ceety is servit bi Jeju Internaitional Airport (IATA code CJU).
Locatit in a soothren island whare the wather is mild even in winter, the ceety is a famous resort wi public casino facilities. Jeju walcomes ower 4 million visitors frae mainlaund Korea, Japan, an Cheenae ivery year.
Geografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]In its umwhile bundaries, Jeju Ceety wis 19.3 kilometers frae east tae wast, an 10.2 kilometers frae north tae sooth. Tae the north, it looks athort the Korea Strait at the soothren coast o Jeollanam-do Province. Tae the sooth, it meets Seogwipo Ceety at the tap o Hallasan, the island's sole muntain.
Climate
[eedit | eedit soorce]| Climate data for Jeju City, South Korea (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65.2 (2.57) |
62.6 (2.46) |
88.6 (3.49) |
89.6 (3.53) |
96.4 (3.80) |
181.4 (7.14) |
239.9 (9.44) |
262.5 (10.33) |
221.6 (8.72) |
80.3 (3.16) |
61.9 (2.44) |
47.7 (1.88) |
1,497.6 (58.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.6 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 130.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65.3 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 66.5 | 70.4 | 76.8 | 78.3 | 76.5 | 73.7 | 66.9 | 65.1 | 65.1 | 69.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine oors | 70.4 | 105.4 | 158.9 | 194.4 | 211.9 | 170.9 | 195.6 | 195.6 | 161.7 | 178.5 | 126.0 | 84.8 | 1,854.1 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1] | |||||||||||||
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]The aurie o the ceety haes played a central role in Jeju syne afore recordit history. The Samseonghyeol, holes frae which the three ancestors o the Jeju fowk are said tae hae come, are locatit in dountoun Jeju Ceety.
The ceety haes grown quite rapidly syne the 1970s. Shin Jeju (신제주), or "new Jeju", wis creatit some decades ago, up the hill frae the airport an hooses mony govrenment biggins. The thatched ruif biggins that wur common throughoot the ceety till the 1970s are gradually disappearin.
The ceety wis separatit frae Bukjeju Coonty in 1955. In 2005, housomeivver Jeju Province voters appruivit a proposal tae merge the ceety wi Bukjeju Coonty, mergin Seogwipo wi Namjeju Coonty an aw tae creaut twa lairge ceeties directly admeenistered bi the province. That chynge wis put intae effect in Julie 2006.
Admeenistrative diveesions
[eedit | eedit soorce]Jeju is dividit intae 19 neebourheids (dong), 4 touns (eup), an 3 tounships (myeon):[2]
| Diveesion | (Korean) | population (2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Aeweol-eup | 애월읍 | 27003 |
| Gujwa-eup | 구좌읍 | 14999 |
| Hanrim-eup | 한림읍 | 19790 |
| Jocheon-eup | 조천읍 | 20723 |
| Chuja-myeon | 추자면 | 2832 |
| Hangyeong-myeon | 한경면 | 8214 |
| Udo-myeon | 우도면 | 1593 |
| Ara-dong | 아라동 | 14084 |
| Bonggae-dong | 봉개동 | 3080 |
| Dodu-dong | 도두동 | 2617 |
| Geonip-dong | 건입동 | 10850 |
| Hwabuk-dong | 화북동 | 19931 |
| Ido-1-dong | 이도1동 | 7658 |
| Ido-2-dong | 이도2동 | 41984 |
| Iho-dong | 이호동 | 4158 |
| Ildo-1-dong | 일도1동 | 3730 |
| Ildo-2-dong | 일도2동 | 38308 |
| Nohyeong-dong | 노형동 | 50223 |
| Oedo-dong | 외도동 | 14743 |
| Ora-dong | 오라동 | 6304 |
| Samdo-1-dong | 삼도1동 | 14120 |
| Samdo-2-dong | 삼도2동 | 9610 |
| Samyang-dong | 삼양동 | 10989 |
| Yeon-dong | 연동 | 40535 |
| Yongdam-1-dong | 용담1동 | 8764 |
| Yongdam-2-dong | 용담2동 | 17274 |
Transportation
[eedit | eedit soorce]Jeju Ceety is the principal transportation centre for Jeju Province. It is hame tae the island's sole airport, Jeju International Airport. In addition, its port is the lairgest on the island, servin the great majority o passenger an cargo vessels that veesit the island. It staunds at the centre o the island's road netwirk an aw. Tae traivel throughoot the ceety an island, various buses are available an affordably pricit, teepically runnin approximately 1,000 won (0.90 USD) for ane ride. A bus ride frae Jeju City tae Seogwipo (the seicont lairgest ceety on the island) is teepically an oor.
Economy
[eedit | eedit soorce]Jeju Air haes its heidquarters in Jeju Ceety. The ceety sells lots o oranges an aw for which Jeju is famous. Jeju eeity is surroondit bi orange an mandarin ferms.[3][4]
Tourism
[eedit | eedit soorce]Due tae its central poseetion in transportation, Jeju Ceety gets the lion's share o tourist traffeck tae the island. Mony tourists arrive at the ceety throu the port terminal or airport, stay in the tourist hotels o the Sinjeju neebourheid, an stay athin the ceety tae veesit various Jeju tourist attractions. Thir include Dragon's Heid Rock alang the coast, the Samseonghyeol holes in the dountoun aurie, Hallasan Naitional Pairk in the interior, the kintra's tawest muntain Halla-san, an warld's lairgest botanical gairden Bunjae Artpia.
Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Adelaide, Australie
Wakayama, Wakayama Prefectur, Japan
Rouen, Fraunce
Shanghai, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Santa Rosa, Californie, Unitit States
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "평년값자료(1981−2010) 제주(184)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011−05−01. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "제주시소개 - 지리정보 면적" (in Korean). Jeju City homepage. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2010-04-15 at the Wayback Machine." Jeju Air. Retrieved on March 5, 2010.
- ↑ "print_jeju.html Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine." Jeju Air. Retrieved on March 5, 2010.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]Coordinates: 33°30′46″N 126°31′24″E / 33.5129°N 126.5232°E