Jeju City

[edit] 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. During the Japanese rule of Korea, Jeju was renamed to Saishū. The city has grown quite rapidly since the 1970s. Shin Jeju (신제주), 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. In 2012 Sang-Oh Kim became mayor; he was formerly the Jeju regional president of National Agricultural Cooperative Federation.

[edit] Jeju City is the principal transportation center for Jeju Province. It is home to the island's sole airport, Jeju International Airport. The Jeju-Seoul route is the world's busiest air route with more than 100 flights per day. 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.

[edit] 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]) along the coast; the Samseonghyeol, three holes in the downtown area; Hallasan National Park in the interior; the country's tallest mountain, Hallasan; and world's largest botanical garden, Bunjae Artpia. The 8,500-seat Jeju Baseball Stadium is near the center of the city. 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.

[edit] 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 at the southern coast of South Jeolla Province. To the south, it meets Seogwipo at the top of Hallasan, the island's sole mountain.

[edit] The Jeju Olle Trail and Jeju Olle Walking Festival passes through the city. The island Udo, one of Jeju's most popular tourist attractions, is located off the city's east coast. It received 2.23 million visitors in 2016. Seongsan Ilchulbong, an unusually bowl-shaped mountain, is popular for seeing the first sunrise of the year. Around that time, it hosts a sunrise festival with performances and food. The city has Jeju Stone Park in Jocheon. The large park focuses on Jeju's cultural use of stones, its mythology, and its shamanism. The Jeju National Museum is located in the city proper, near the center. The Kimnyoung Maze Park is in the city. The Buddhist temple Yakcheonsa has a natural mineral spring claimed to have healing powers, and is one of the largest temples in East Asia. It participates in the Templestay program, where guests can stay at Buddhist temples and experience Buddhist culture.

[edit] Historical populationYearPop.±% p.a.1980 290,116—    1990 341,482+1.64%2000 367,364+0.73%2010 401,192+0.88%2015 451,758+2.40%2020 492,306+1.73%Source: Citypopulation

[edit] Jeju City has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. In Holdridge classification, Jeju City has a warm temperate moist forest climate. Due to its southern location, Jeju City is one of the warmest cities in Korea. However, ocean effect snow 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 180 millimetres (7.1 in) of rain falling in each month from June to September. The highest temperature ever recorded is 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 25 July 1942 while the lowest temperature ever recorded is −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) on 16 February 1977. Climate data for Ildo 1-dong, Jeju City (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1923–present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 23.6(74.5) 24.5(76.1) 28.8(83.8) 30.9(87.6) 33.1(91.6) 34.5(94.1) 37.5(99.5) 37.5(99.5) 35.1(95.2) 32.1(89.8) 26.7(80.1) 23.3(73.9) 37.5(99.5) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6(47.5) 9.9(49.8) 13.3(55.9) 18.0(64.4) 22.1(71.8) 24.9(76.8) 29.3(84.7) 30.1(86.2) 26.1(79.0) 21.6(70.9) 16.4(61.5) 11.0(51.8) 19.3(66.7) Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1(43.0) 6.8(44.2) 9.8(49.6) 14.2(57.6) 18.3(64.9) 21.7(71.1) 26.2(79.2) 27.2(81.0) 23.3(73.9) 18.6(65.5) 13.3(55.9) 8.3(46.9) 16.2(61.2) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7(38.7) 4.0(39.2) 6.6(43.9) 10.8(51.4) 15.0(59.0) 19.1(66.4) 23.7(74.7) 24.8(76.6) 20.9(69.6) 15.7(60.3) 10.4(50.7) 5.6(42.1) 13.4(56.1) Record low °C (°F) −5.8(21.6) −6.0(21.2) −4.1(24.6) −0.2(31.6) 4.0(39.2) 9.2(48.6) 15.0(59.0) 15.8(60.4) 9.8(49.6) 5.5(41.9) 0.5(32.9) −3.6(25.5) −6.0(21.2) Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.5(2.66) 57.2(2.25) 90.6(3.57) 89.7(3.53) 95.6(3.76) 171.2(6.74) 210.2(8.28) 272.3(10.72) 227.8(8.97) 95.1(3.74) 69.5(2.74) 55.6(2.19) 1,502.3(59.15) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.2 10.2 10.3 9.4 9.8 11.7 11.8 13.2 11.2 6.7 9.8 11.5 127.8 Average snowy days 7.2 4.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 5.3 18.1 Average relative humidity (%) 64.0 63.3 63.2 64.8 68.4 77.9 78.3 76.2 73.7 66.4 65.0 64.1 68.8 Mean monthly sunshine hours 70.2 110.0 166.0 196.5 212.2 159.7 189.8 195.1 158.9 173.3 123.7 79.1 1,834.5 Percentage possible sunshine 22.2 34.0 42.8 49.8 49.2 39.7 44.7 47.2 43.5 50.7 40.2 27.4 41.7 Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010) Climate data for Gosan-ri, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju City (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 18.8(65.8) 20.1(68.2) 21.4(70.5) 27.3(81.1) 27.5(81.5) 29.6(85.3) 34.3(93.7) 35.5(95.9) 32.5(90.5) 30.3(86.5) 26.8(80.2) 21.9(71.4) 35.5(95.9) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.4(47.1) 9.4(48.9) 12.5(54.5) 16.7(62.1) 20.4(68.7) 23.7(74.7) 27.4(81.3) 29.3(84.7) 26.1(79.0) 21.4(70.5) 16.4(61.5) 11.0(51.8) 18.6(65.5) Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1(43.0) 6.6(43.9) 9.4(48.9) 13.4(56.1) 17.1(62.8) 20.7(69.3) 24.9(76.8) 26.4(79.5) 23.0(73.4) 18.5(65.3) 13.5(56.3) 8.5(47.3) 15.7(60.3) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.8(38.8) 4.1(39.4) 6.5(43.7) 10.5(50.9) 14.3(57.7) 18.4(65.1) 22.9(73.2) 24.1(75.4) 20.6(69.1) 15.9(60.6) 10.9(51.6) 5.9(42.6) 13.2(55.8) Record low °C (°F) −6.2(20.8) −3.0(26.6) −2.3(27.9) 3.3(37.9) 9.2(48.6) 12.7(54.9) 16.8(62.2) 17.1(62.8) 14.8(58.6) 7.3(45.1) 0.8(33.4) −2.0(28.4) −6.2(20.8) Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.6(1.60) 47.8(1.88) 76.2(3.00) 94.7(3.73) 117.7(4.63) 158.1(6.22) 167.7(6.60) 201.9(7.95) 120.4(4.74) 56.9(2.24) 60.2(2.37) 40.7(1.60) 1,182.9(46.57) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.6 9.0 10.2 9.0 9.6 11.3 11.3 13.1 9.6 6.3 8.6 10.4 119 Average snowy days 5.9 3.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 14.5 Average relative humidity (%) 66.9 68.0 69.9 74.2 80.2 86.2 89.2 83.9 77.8 69.7 67.9 66.5 75.0 Mean monthly sunshine hours 95.4 131.0 175.4 196.3 205.3 156.0 172.6 219.7 187.4 206.6 150.7 106.3 2,002.7 Percentage possible sunshine 28.7 40.7 45.0 50.3 46.9 36.8 40.4 52.0 50.5 58.8 48.9 34.9 44.7 Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010) Climate data for Chuja Islands, Jeju City (1993–2020 normals) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.2(45.0) 8.4(47.1) 11.5(52.7) 15.6(60.1) 19.4(66.9) 22.8(73.0) 26.8(80.2) 28.9(84.0) 25.5(77.9) 21.0(69.8) 15.3(59.5) 9.7(49.5) 17.7(63.9) Daily mean °C (°F) 5.0(41.0) 5.7(42.3) 8.6(47.5) 12.5(54.5) 16.3(61.3) 19.9(67.8) 24.3(75.7) 26.2(79.2) 22.9(73.2) 18.4(65.1) 12.8(55.0) 7.5(45.5) 15.0(59.0) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8(37.0) 3.3(37.9) 6.0(42.8) 10.0(50.0) 13.9(57.0) 17.8(64.0) 22.2(72.0) 24.2(75.6) 21.1(70.0) 16.4(61.5) 10.6(51.1) 5.1(41.2) 12.8(55.0) Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.2(1.07) 40.3(1.59) 73.0(2.87) 79.6(3.13) 92.5(3.64) 152.7(6.01) 190.3(7.49) 201.8(7.94) 132.9(5.23) 57.9(2.28) 46.6(1.83) 32.9(1.30) 1,127.7(44.40) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.9 5.5 7.0 7.7 7.8 8.8 9.1 8.5 6.9 4.6 5.9 7.4 85.1 Source: Korea Meteorological Administration Climate data for Jeju Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average sea temperature °C (°F) 14.7(58.5) 13.6(56.5) 13.3(55.9) 14.6(58.3) 16.7(62.1) 20.6(69.1) 24.4(75.9) 26.1(79.0) 24.5(76.1) 21.8(71.2) 18.9(66.0) 15.9(60.6) 18.8(65.8) Mean daily daylight hours 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.0 12.0 11.0 10.0 10.0 12.0 Average Ultraviolet index 3 4 6 8 9 10 11 10 8 6 4 3 6.8 Source #1: seatemperature.org Source #2: Weather Atlas

[edit] Map of Jeju City with mainly the boundaries of Myeon and Eup represented. All the dongs are represented as a whole as sinaedong (시내동). Map of all the dong boundaries represented in detail. Jeju is divided into 19 neighbourhoods (dong), 4 towns (eup), and 3 townships (myeon): Town/township (Korean) population (2024) Aewol-eup 애월읍 38,009 Gujwa-eup 구좌읍 15,203 Hallim-eup 한림읍 20,467 Jocheon-eup 조천읍 25,918 Chuja-myeon 추자면 1,580 Hangyeong-myeon 한경면 9,563 Udo-myeon 우도면 1,583 Neighborhood (Korean) population (2024) Ara-dong 아라동 40,448 Bonggae-dong 봉개동 5,166 Dodu-dong 도두동 3,266 Geonip-dong 건입동 8,622 Hwabuk-dong 화북동 23,101 Ido-1-dong 이도1동 7,631 Ido-2-dong 이도2동 48,579 Iho-dong 이호동 4,380 Ildo-1-dong 일도1동 2,194 Ildo-2-dong 일도2동 31,273 Nohyeong-dong 노형동 54,954 Oedo-dong 외도동 22,398 Ora-dong 오라동 16,037 Samdo-1-dong 삼도1동 12,917 Samdo-2-dong 삼도2동 7,815 Samyang-dong 삼양동 22,885 Yeon-dong 연동 42,569 Yongdam-1-dong 용담1동 6,730 Yongdam-2-dong 용담2동 13,956  

[edit] See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea Jeju City is twinned with: Guilin, Guangxi, China Laizhou, Shandong, China Rouen, France Sanda, Japan Santa Rosa, United States Wakayama, Japan Friendship cities[edit] Tokyo, Japan Beppu, Japan Hunchun, Jilin, China Kunshan, Jiangsu, China Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China Shanghai, China Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates Wellington, New Zealand Taipei, Taiwan Memorandum of Understanding[edit] Ulm, Germany