The first place on the Korean Peninsula that ushers in the morning! Thanks to getting up early, Ulsan has grown from an economic capital in the Republic of Korea into a global industrial city.
Now Ulsan will usher in a new future! Ulsan is at the center of East Asia and located in the far southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula.
The city was blessed with being in a good location and a mild climate year round.
Ulsan has a population of 1.2 million across an area of 1,060㎢.
Ulsan is located where the land meets the sea and is a hub city where you can easily travel to Seoul, Busan, major cities in East Asia and from which you can quickly and comfortably have exchanges with any place in the world.
1962! This was the year Ulsan was designated a specific manufacturing zone, and the ground was broke for the modernization of the fatherland.
Automotive, shipbuilding and marine, and petrochemical industries were established in Ulsan and this city of 1.2 million people achieved an unprecedented export amount of 100 billion dollars firmly establishing itself as more than an industrial capital in Korea, but a global economic city in the world.
In 1997 Ulsan was promoted to a metropolitan city and developed the highest levels of political, social, cultural and environmental infrastructure in the nation.
Ulsan developed into a city everyone wants to live in, and a region that everyone wants to live in.
Thanks to the economic development of Ulsan that is leaping forward, Ulsan has attained 1st place in the nation for "per capita income per gross income within the region and regional gross income" and 2nd for "per capital income."
These amazing results testify to the status of this industrial city in Korea where the fire burns 365 days a year.
As a city of harmony and coexistence, where the people live in happiness, Ulsan has established a carefree residential environment, established public hospitals, and promises healthy living by providing a clean, green, natural environment.
Now Ulsan is creating a more dynamic future through innovative industry.
We will further advance existing key industries, and lead the way in new industries such as "ICT and BT convergence, "3D printing," and the "the genome industry" Here, we will create an even better city to live in with the creation of the "Taehwagang Garden," "the first national hospital in Ulsan," the creation of a beltway and urban rail network."
We plan to create an Ulsan where people from around the world can come here, enjoy the gifts from nature, and the blessed natural culture and fall in love with Ulsan.
Yeongnam Alps consist of nine surrounding mountains that are over 1,000 meters above sea level.
In the autumn, they present a grand sight with picturesque silver grass fields.
Ulsan is the only place you can enjoy a fantastic trip where you can frolice with the whales.
Ulsan is the place of ancient traditions and culture and brisk economic growth! Look forward to the Ulsan of tomorrow! An even more abundant and happy city We will make Ulsan the most dynamic city in the world!