# Uljin County

Uljin County (Uljin-gun; Korean: 울진군) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Before 1963, Uljin was in Gangwon Province.
It borders the Sea of Japan in the east, Bonghwa-gun and Yeongyang-gun in the west, Yeongdeok-gun in the south, and Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do in the north. It is located at 129°04'-129°29' east longitude and 36°38'-37°06' north latitude. The area is 989.43 square kilometers, and the population is 51,885 (as of 2015). There are 2 eups, 8 myeons, and 195 administrative districts (79 Beopjeong-ri). The county office is located in Eupnae-ri, Uljin-eup, Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

## Administrative divisions

Uljin County is divided into 2 eup and 8 myeon.
| Name | Hangeul | Hanja |
| Uljin-eup | 울진읍 | 蔚珍邑 |
| Pyeonghae-eup | 평해읍 | 平海邑 |
| Buk-myeon | 북면 | 北面 |
| Geumgangsong-myeon | 금강송면 | 金剛松面 |
| Geunnam-myeon | 근남면 | 近南面 |
| Maehwa-myeon | 매화면 | 梅花面 |
| Giseong-myeon | 기성면 | 箕城面 |
| Onjeong-myeon | 온정면 | 溫井面 |
| Jukbyeon-myeon | 죽변면 | 竹邊面 |
| Hupo-myeon | 후포면 | 厚浦面 |

## Culture and sightseeing
### Festivals

Uljin's festivals reflect the county's agricultural and maritime industry.
In 2005 and 2009 for three weeks, Uljin hosted the Uljin Organic Food Exhibition (울진세계친환경농업엑스포) in Uljin's Expo Park. The expo features global representatives of the organic food industry, interactive activities, live music, and food. The next expo is slated for July 2013.
* Uljin Snow Crab Promotion Exhibition Center

### Museums

* Freshwater Fish Museum
* Hupo-ri Neolithic Historic Museum
* Wonjaryeok Museum
* Hyangam Museum of Art
* Bongpyeong Silla Stele in Uljin

### Parks

* Gusugok Recreational Forest
* Nagok ocean fishing park
* Expo Park
* Tonggosan Recreational Forest
* Geumgang Pine Forest of Uljin

### Villages

* Giseongri Fishing and Recreation Village
* Nagok1ri Fishing and Recreation Village
* Ssangjeolli Green Village
* Wangpi Georigo Village

### Experiences

* Geoil 1ri Fishing Village Experiences
* Deokgu Spa
* Sung Ryu Park Hot Spring
* Uljin Science Experience
* 'Into The Storm' Drama Set
* Baegam Hot Springs Special Tourist Zone
* Geumgangsong Ecorium
* Uljin Guemgangsong Culture Center
* Hanhwa Condominium
* Camphorse
* Ul-Jin Yacht School
* Ul-jin Ocean Leports Center

### Other important spots

* Seongnyugul Cave
* Sinsun Valley

## Architecture
### Historical

* Buryeongsa Temple
* Mangyangjeong Pavilion
* Wolsongjeong Pavilion

### Modern

* Deunggisan Suspension Bridge

## Economy

The Uljin Nuclear Power Plant, one of four nuclear power plants in South Korea, is located in Bugu. The plant currently has six reactors and is a top source of jobs for the county and region.

## Education
### High schools

* Hupo High School
* Jukbyeon High School
* Pyeonghae Gongeob High School
* Pyeonghae Jeongbo High School
* Uljin High School

### Middle schools

* Bugu Middle School
* Giseong Middle School
* Hupo Middle School
* Jukbyeon Middle School
* Maewha Middle School
* Onjeong Middle School
* Pyeonghae Middle School
* Pyeonghae Girl's Middle School
* Uljin Middle School

### Elementary schools

* Bugu Elementary School
* Giseong Elementary School
* Hupo Elementary School
* Hupo Dongbu Elementary School
* Jukbyeon Elementary School
* Maewha Elementary School
* Noeum Elementary School
* Onjeong Elementary School
* Pyeonghae Elementary School
* Uljin Elementary School
* Uljin Nambu Elementary School
* Sadong Elementary School
* Samgeun Elementary School
* Wolsong Elementary School

## Climate

Uljin has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).
Climate data for Uljin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.7 (81.9) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.1 (98.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.4 (95.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 24.1 (75.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.0 (37.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | −1.6 (29.1) | 2.1 (35.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 4.4 (39.9) | −1.0 (30.2) | 8.7 (47.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) | −14.1 (6.6) | −10.2 (13.6) | −3.0 (26.6) | 2.8 (37.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.3 (52.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | −0.8 (30.6) | −6.5 (20.3) | −13.8 (7.2) | −16.1 (3.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.9 (1.93) | 36.9 (1.45) | 56.0 (2.20) | 76.4 (3.01) | 70.5 (2.78) | 104.3 (4.11) | 203.0 (7.99) | 213.0 (8.39) | 181.2 (7.13) | 97.3 (3.83) | 61.0 (2.40) | 33.2 (1.31) | 1,181.7 (46.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 102.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50.2 | 54.6 | 60.0 | 62.7 | 70.5 | 80.4 | 83.6 | 84.0 | 80.4 | 69.7 | 60.1 | 50.1 | 67.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 200.8 | 189.4 | 209.6 | 223.9 | 232.5 | 196.9 | 166.6 | 175.8 | 171.4 | 198.8 | 183.6 | 201.6 | 2,350.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65.9 | 61.1 | 55.5 | 58.1 | 53.8 | 44.2 | 36.5 | 44.0 | 46.9 | 58.4 | 61.4 | 68.0 | 53.3 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010) ||||||||||||||

## Sister cities

* Goyang, South Korea
* Yangcheon-gu, South Korea
* Seocho-gu, South Korea
* Suseong-gu, South Korea
* Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea
* Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan