Uljin County

Uljin 울진군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	울진군
• Hanja	蔚珍郡
• Revised Romanization	Uljin-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Ulchin-gun
Flag Emblem of Uljin
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam Gwandong (before 1963)
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 8 myeon
Government
• Type	Uljin County
• Mayor	Im Kwang-Won
Area
• Total	989.06 km2 (381.88 sq mi)
Population  (5/06/2010)
• Total	52,385
• Density	61.7/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang Gangwon

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.