Ulsan
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Ulsan
울산 蔚山 | |
|---|---|
| Ulsan Metropolitan City | |
| transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 울산광역시 |
| • Hanja | 蔚山廣域市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Ulsan Gwangyeoksi |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ulsan Kwangyŏksi |
 Montage of Ulsan | |
 Flag | |
 Map of South Korea with Ulsan highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 35°32′18″N 129°18′41″E / 35.53833°N 129.31139°ECoordinates: 35°32′18″N 129°18′41″E / 35.53833°N 129.31139°E | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Districts | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Song cheol-Ho (송철호) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,060.19 km2 (409.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,172,925 |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Flower | Rose |
| Tree | Bamboo |
| Bird | Egret |
| Website | http://www.ulsan.go.kr/english/index |
Ulsan is a metropolitan city in the southeast of South Korea. Big companies like Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Hysco, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Hyundai Motor Company, SK Innovation, S-Oil, etc. are in Ulsan. Motors, shipbuilding and petrochemical industries are developed here. It has the largest area among Korean metropolitan cities but has the lowest population. In Ulsan there is a Whale Festival every year to celebrate whales.