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Jeju Special Autonomous Province

Jeju Province
제주도
Special Self-Governing Province
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • McCune‑Reischauer Cheju T'ŭkpyŏl Chach'ido
 • Revised Romanization Jeju Teukbyeoljachi-do
Flag of Jeju Province
Flag
Official logo of Jeju Province
Logo
Location of Jeju Province
Country South Korea
Region Jeju
Capital Jeju City
Subdivisions 2 cities; 0 counties
Government
 • Governor Won Hui-ryong (Bareun)
Area
 • Total 1,849 km2 (714 sq mi)
Area rank 9th
Population (October, 2014)
 • Total 604,771
 • Rank 9th
 • Density 327.1/km2 (847/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
 • Flower Chamkkot
 • Tree Cinnamomum camphora
 • Bird Woodpecker
Area code(s) +82-64-7xx
Dialect Jeju
Website Official Website
Jejudo
Native name: 제주도/濟州島
Jeju Island.jpg
Jeju Island, South Korea
Geography
Location East Asia
Archipelago Jeju
Area 1,848 km2 (714 sq mi)
Length 73 km (45.4 mi)
Width 31 km (19.3 mi)
Highest elevation 1,950 m (6,400 ft)
Highest point Hallasan
Administration
South Korea
Special Self-Governing Province Jeju-do
Largest settlement Jeju City (pop. 408,364)
Demographics
Population 583,284
Ethnic groups Korean

Jeju Province, officially the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, is one of the nine provinces of South Korea. The province is situated on and with the nation's largest island of Jeju (Hangul제주도; RRJejudo; Korean pronunciation: [tɕe.dʑu.do]), formerly transliterated as Cheju, Cheju Do, etc., or known as Quelpart to Europeans. The island lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of South Jeolla Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946. Its capital is Jeju City.

According to legend, three demi-gods emerged from Samsung which is said to have been on the northern slopes of Mt. Halla and became the progenitors of the Jeju people who founded the Kingdom of Tamna.

It has also been claimed that three brothers—including Ko-hu—who were the 15th descendants of Koulla, one of the Progenitors of the Jeju people, were received by the court of Silla, at which time the name Tamna was officially recognized, while the official government posts of Commander, Prince and Governor were conferred by the court upon the three. However, there is no concrete evidence of when the "Three Names" (Samseong-Ko, Yang and Pu) appeared nor for the exact date of when Ko-hu and his brothers were received by Silla. It may be supposed that the "Three Names" Founding Period occurred during the Three Kingdoms (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) Period on the mainland of Korea.

Taejo, founder of Goryeo, attempted to establish the same relationship between Goryeo and Tamna as Tamna had had with Silla. Tamna refused to accept this position and the Goryeo court dispatched troops to force Tamna to submit. Ko ja-gyeon, chief of Tamna, submitted to Goryeo in 938 and sent his son, Prince Mallo, to Goryeo's court as a de facto hostage. In 1105 (King Sukjong's 10th year), the Goryeo court abolished the name Takna which had been used up to this time and, from that year on, the island was known as "Tamna-gun" (district) and Goryeo officials were sent to handle the affairs of the island.


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