Uljin County

Uljin 울진군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	울진군
• Hanja	蔚珍郡
• Revised Romanization	Uljin-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Uljin-gun
Official logo of Uljin Emblem of Uljin
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam, Gwandong (before 1963)
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 8 myeon Uljin-eup, Pyeonghae-eup, Buk-myeon, Seo-myeon, Geunnam-myeon, Wonnam-myeon, Giseong-myeon, Onjeong-myeon, Jukbyeon-myeon, Hupo-myeon
Government
• Type	Uljin County
• Mayor	Im Kwang-Won
Area
• Total	989.06 km2 (381.88 sq mi)
Population (5/06/2010)
• Total	52,385
• Density	61.7/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang, Gangwon

Uljin County (Uljin-gun; Korean: 울진군) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province (Before 1963, Uljin was in Gangwon-do), South Korea.

Culture and Sightseeing

Festivals

Uljin's festivals reflect the county's agricultural and maritime industry.

In 2005 and 2009 for three weeks, Uljin hosted the Uljin Organic Food Exhibition (울진세계친환경농업엑스포) in Uljin's Expo Park. The expo features global representatives of the organic food industry, interactive activities, live music, and food. The next expo is slated for July 2013.

Economy

The Uljin Nuclear Power Plant, one of four nuclear power plants in South Korea, is located in Bugu. The plant currently has six reactors and is a top source of jobs for the county and region.

Education

High schools

• Hupo High School
• Jukbyeon High School
• Pyeonghae Gongeob High School
• Pyeonghae Jeongbo High School
• Uljin High School

Middle schools

• Bugu Middle School
• Giseong Middle School
• Hupo Middle School
• Jukbyeon Middle School
• Maewha Middle School
• Onjeong Middle School
• Pyeonghae Middle School
• Pyeonghae Girl's Middle School
• Uljin Middle School

Elementary schools

• Bugu Elementary School
• Giseong Elementary School
• Hupo Elementary School
• Hupo Dongbu Elementary School
• Jukbyeon Elementary School
• Maewha Elementary School
• Noeum Elementary School
• Onjeong Elementary School
• Pyeonghae Elementary School
• Uljin Elementary School
• Uljin Nambu Elementary School
• Sadong Elementary School
• Samgeun Elementary School
• Wolsong Elementary School

Climate

Climate data for Uljin (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	7.5 (45.5)	10.9 (51.6)	16.8 (62.2)	20.7 (69.3)	22.9 (73.2)	26.3 (79.3)	27.2 (81)	23.9 (75)	20.0 (68)	14.3 (57.7)	9.1 (48.4)	17.2 (63)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.0 (33.8)	2.5 (36.5)	6.4 (43.5)	12.0 (53.6)	16.1 (61)	19.1 (66.4)	22.8 (73)	23.8 (74.8)	19.9 (67.8)	15.1 (59.2)	9.1 (48.4)	3.7 (38.7)	12.6 (54.7)
Average low °C (°F)	−3.2 (26.2)	−1.8 (28.8)	1.8 (35.2)	7.0 (44.6)	11.6 (52.9)	15.6 (60.1)	19.9 (67.8)	20.9 (69.6)	16.1 (61)	10.3 (50.5)	4.2 (39.6)	−0.8 (30.6)	8.5 (47.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	46.7 (1.839)	41.3 (1.626)	58.0 (2.283)	61.0 (2.402)	70.0 (2.756)	105.8 (4.165)	186.8 (7.354)	208.8 (8.22)	185.6 (7.307)	64.2 (2.528)	57.3 (2.256)	33.4 (1.315)	1,119 (44.055)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.4	6.3	8.3	7.3	8.0	9.6	13.8	13.2	11.1	6.5	6.2	4.2	99.9
Average relative humidity (%)	51.4	56.3	62.1	63.6	70.7	80.0	83.3	83.7	80.1	69.5	60.5	52.1	67.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	203.1	186.7	205.8	228.8	235.9	194.4	163.1	184.7	175.0	203.6	188.3	203.9	2,373.2
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration

Sister cities

• Goyang, South Korea
• Yangcheon-gu, South Korea
• Seocho-gu, South Korea
• Suseong-gu, South Korea
• Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea
• Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

External links

• County government website