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{{Infobox Korean settlement
| title = Ulsan Metropolitan City
| img = Korea-Ulsan-Skyline-02.jpg
| hangul = 울산 광역시
| hanja = {{linktext|蔚|山|廣|域|市}}
| rr = Ulsan Gwangyeoksi
| mr = Ulsan Kwangyŏksi
| hangulshort = 울산
| rrshort = Ulsan
| area_km2 = 1056.4
| pop = 1087958
| popyear = 2004
| gov = Metropolitan City
| divs = 4 wards (Gu), 1 county (Gun)
| region = [[Yeongnam]]
| dialect = [[Gyeongsang Dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| map = Ulsan SK.png
| mapcaption = Map of South Korea highlighting the city
}}
'''Ulsan''' is a [[Special cities of Korea|metropolitan city]] in the south-east of [[South Korea]], facing the [[Sea of Japan]] (East Sea). It is located 70km north of [[Busan]].
The city forms the heart of the country's industrial area called the ''Ulsan Industrial District''. The city hosts the [[K-League]] football club [[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i]] (Ulsan Hyundai Tigers), who, after the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup of 2002]], relocated from their former stadium in [[Jung-gu, Ulsan|Jung-gu]], which is now a municipal ground, to the [[Munsu Stadium]], which hosted several matches in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. The city is home to another soccer team, [[Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard]], which plays in the [[Korea National League|National League]]. Ulsan is also home to the [[University of Ulsan]].
==Administrative divisions==
[[Image:Ulsan.PNG|left|Ulsan's administrative areas]]
{{seealso|Administrative divisions of South Korea}}
Ulsan is divided into 4 ''[[Administrative divisions of South Korea#Gu ("District"; 구; 區)|gu]]'' (districts) and 1 ''[[Administrative divisions of South Korea#Gun ("County"; 군; 郡)|gun]]'' (county).
* [[Buk-gu, Ulsan|Buk-gu]] (북구; {{linktext|北|區}})
* [[Dong-gu, Ulsan|Dong-gu]] (동구; {{linktext|東|區}})
* [[Jung-gu, Ulsan|Jung-gu]] (중구; {{linktext|中|區}})
* [[Nam-gu, Ulsan|Nam-gu]] (남구; {{linktext|南|區}})
* [[Ulju-gun]] (울주군; {{linktext|蔚|州|郡}})
==Industry==
As the center of the ''Ulsan Industrial District'', the city is the corporate base of the multinational [[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]] conglomerate. Up to [[1962]], Ulsan operated as a fishing port and market centre. As part of [[South Korea|South Korea's]] first five-year economic plan, Ulsan became an open port. Additionally, major industrial plants and factories were developed, including in particular an [[oil refinery]], fertiliser plants, automobile production and heavy industries. The [[shipbuilding]] port [[Bangeojin]] became part of the city in [[1962]].
Ulsan is currently the home of [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]], the world's largest [[shipyard]]; the world's largest automobile assembly plant, owned by [[Hyundai Motors]]; and the world's largest [[oil refinery]], operated by [[SK Group]].
The city was a major centre of Korean [[whaling]], which led to its selection as the site of the [[June 2005]] [[International Whaling Commission]] meeting.
The [[GRDP]] (Gross regional domestic product per capita) of this city is [[United States dollar|USD]] 40,000 c.a. ([[2005]])
==Transportation==
The city transport department plans to build a [[light rail|light-rail]] 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.<ref name="Bus Stops">{{cite web|url=http://english.ulsan.go.kr/Community/news/view.php?num=337&page=3&board_id=foreign_news&search_option=&search_cond=|title=Welcome to Ulsan Metropolitan City - News and Notice|work=Ulsan City Council|accessdate=2008-02-18}}</ref> [[Ulsan Airport]], constructed in [[1970]] and expanded in [[1997]], has more than 20 flights per day to and from [[Seoul|Seoul's]] [[Gimpo International Airport]] and 4 flights per week to and from [[Jeju International Airport]].
==Climate==
Ulsan's average rainfall (based on an average of the last 30 years) is 1272mm. The average annual temperature is 14.3ºC, while the maximum and minimum temperatures are 38.6ºC and -16.7ºC respectively.
==Sister cities==
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hagi, Yamaguchi|Hagi]], [[Japan]] (since [[1968]])
* {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Hualien]], [[Republic of China|Taiwan]] (since [[1981]])
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Portland, Oregon]], [[United States|USA]] (since [[1987]])
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Changchun]], [[People's Republic of China|China]] (since [[1994]])
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Tomsk]], [[Russia]] (since [[2003]])
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[İzmir]], [[Turkey]] (since [[2002]])
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Santos (São Paulo)|Santos]], [[Brazil]] (since [[2002]])
* {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Khanh Hoa Province]], [[Vietnam]] (since [[2002]])
==References==
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==See also==
*[[Bangudae Petroglyphs]]
*[[List of Korea-related topics]]
*[[List of cities in South Korea]]
==External links==
*[http://english.ulsan.go.kr/ Ulsan Metropolitan City official site]
*{{wikitravel}}
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