(Jeju travel Mr.Dee) fact of Jeju island

Fact about Jeju island.

*population: 568.000, or 1.3% of South Korean total(2010)
*Area: 1,848km2, or 1.85% of South Korea total.
*Political Units: Two cities, seven towns, five districts, 31 neighborhoods
*Land: 48.1% forest, 20%dry paddy, 8.9%pasture, 3%urban, 10.7%other
*Colors: Black(for the basalt predominant on Jeju), blue(for both the island's clean drinking water and its sea water), green(for the natural environment), and orange(for the hope of the people)

 

Provincial symbols
*Tree: Camphor tree(Cinnamomum camphora), representing "the enduring and indefatigable spirit of the Jeju people who, over the course of their history, have had to overcome great difficulties."
*Bird: The white-backed woodpecker(Dendrocopos ieucotos), which "lives in broadleaf forests and feeds on harmful insects."
*Flowers: Rhododenron (Rhododendron schlippenbachii), in which "the harmony of the green leaves and red flowers symbolizes the ambitions and vitality of the Jeju people."

Jeju city
*Population: 414.000(2010)
*Location: 16 kilometers north of Mt.Halla, 452 Kilometers south of Seoul, 143 Kilometers south of Mokpo, 291 kilometers southwest of Busan, 361 kilometers west of Fukuoka, Japan.
*Average Elevation: 46 meters
*Sister cities: Rouen, France; Adelaide, Australia; Beppu, Japan; Santa Rosa, California, USA; Shanghai, China; and more

Seogwipo City
*population: 154,000(20100
*Average Elevation: 51 meters
*Sister city: Karatsu, Japan.

Sources: Wolfram Alpha; Jeju statistical Yearbook 2010.