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Ulsan
울산시
Metropolitan City
Ulsan Metropolitan City
  transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Ulsan gwang-yeoksi
 • McCune-Reischauer Ulsan gwangyŏksi
Top:View of downtown Yaeum-dong area, from Mount Shinbulsan, Middle left:Samsan-dong downtown area, Middle right:Iaan Expodium Tower, Bottom left:Ganjeolgot, Bottom right:Taehwagang Train Station
Top:View of downtown Yaeum-dong area, from Mount Shinbulsan, Middle left:Samsan-dong downtown area, Middle right:Iaan Expodium Tower, Bottom left:Ganjeolgot, Bottom right:Taehwagang Train Station
Flag of Ulsan
Flag
Official logo of Ulsan
Slogan of Ulsan
Map of South Korea with Ulsan highlighted
Map of South Korea with Ulsan highlighted
Country  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Districts 5 (including 1 county)
Government
 • Mayor Kim Gi-hyeon
(김기현)
Area
 • Total 1,057.136 km2 (408.162 sq mi)
Population (October, 2014)
 • Total 1,163,690
 • Rank 8th Korea
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gyeongsang
ISO 3166 code KR-31
Flower Pear flower
Tree Ginkgo
Bird White heron
GDP USD $67.8 billion (2017)
GDP per capita (nominal) USD $65,093 (IMF, 2017)
GDP per capita (PPP) USD $80,058 (2017)
Website ulsan.go.kr

Ulsan (Hangul울산; Hanja蔚山; Korean pronunciation: [ul.s͈an]), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north.

Ulsan is the industrial powerhouse of South Korea, forming the heart of the Ulsan Industrial District, which is home to the world's largest automobile assembly plant operated by the Hyundai Motor Company, the world's largest shipyard operated by Hyundai Heavy Industries and the world's second largest oil refinery, owned by SK Energy. In 2012, Ulsan had a GDP per capita of $79,623, the highest of any region in South Korea.

Ulsan is divided into four gu (districts) and one gun (county):

As the centre of the Ulsan Industrial District, the city is the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. Up to 1962, Ulsan operated as a fishing port and market centre. As part of 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.


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