Ulleung County - Definition and Overview

Ulleung County (Ulleung-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It consists mainly of the island of Ulleung-do, but is held to cover a total of 44 islands, including the Liancourt Rocks (known in Korea as Dokdo). However, the Liancourt Rocks are also claimed by Japan. All of these islands lie within the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

Administratively, the county is divided into Ulleung-eup (which is held to include the Liancourt Rocks), Buk-myeon and Seo-myeon. These in turn are divided into 10 legal ri, those into 25 administrative ri, and at the most basic level the county is held to contain 56 "natural villages." (Ulleung County Government [1] (http://ulleung.go.kr/Ullung_English/sub1_05_04.html))

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Usan-guk

External links

• Official county government website (http://ulleung.go.kr/)
• Open Directory category (http://dir.thumbshots.net/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeongbuk/Ulleung)

Administrative divisions of North Gyeongsang province, South Korea
Capital Daegu
Cities Andong | Gimcheon | Gumi | Gyeongju | Gyeongsan | Mungyeong | Pohang | Sangju | Yeongcheon | Yeongju
Counties Bonghwa | Cheongdo | Cheongsong | Chilgok | Goryeong | Gunwi | Seongju | Uiseong | Uljin | Ulleung | Yecheon | Yeongdeok | Yeongyang