Jeju Province

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Jeju: 제주특벨ᄌᆞ치도 / Korean: 제주특별자치도
Special Self-Governing Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	제주특별자치도
• Hanja	濟州特別自治道
• McCune‑Reischauer	Cheju T'ŭkpyŏl Chach'ido
• Revised Romanization	Jeju Teukbyeoljachi-do
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Country	South Korea
Region	Jeju
Separated from South Jeolla Province	1 August 1946
Special Self-Governing Province	1 July 2006
Capital	Jeju City
Subdivisions	2 cities; 5 counties
Government
• Governor	Oh Young-hun (Democratic)
• Body	Jeju Provincial Council
• National Representation  - National Assembly	3 / 253 1.19% (constituency seats)
Area
• Total	1,849 km2 (714 sq mi)
• Rank	9th
Population  (November, 2020)
• Total	670,858
• Rank	9th
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
• Flower	Rhododendron
• Tree	Cinnamomum camphora
• Bird	Woodpecker
GDP [1]
• Total	KR₩ 21 trillion US$ 17 billion (2022) per capita US$ 17,740 (2023)
Area code	+82-64
Languages	Jeju, Korean
HDI (2017)	0.888[2] very high
Website	Official website (English)

Jeju Province (Jeju: 제주도; Korean: 제주도; RR: Jejudo; IPA: [tɕedʑudo]), officially Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (Jeju: 제주특벨ᄌᆞ치도; Korean: 제주특별자치도),^[3] is the southernmost province of South Korea, consisting of eight inhabited and 55 uninhabited islands, including Mara Island, U Island, the Chuja Archipelago, and the country's largest island, Jeju Island.^{[note 1]} The province is located in the Korea Strait, with the Korean Peninsula to the northwest, Japan to the east, and China to the west. The province has two cities: the capital Jeju City, on the northern half of the island and Seogwipo, on the southern half of the island. The island is home to the shield volcano Hallasan, the highest point in South Korea. Jeju and Korean are the official languages of the province, and the vast majority of residents are bilingual.

Jeju Island was first settled by humans 8,000 to 10,000 years ago and the Tamna Kingdom is the earliest known civilization on the island. Beginning in the 5th century AD, the Kingdom would become a tributary state of various Korean Kingdoms and briefly invaded by the Mongol Empire, before being annexed into the Goryeo in 1105 and later Joseon in 1392. Joseon ruled the island brutally and multiple uprisings occurred. Jeju Island, with the rest of mainland Korea, was annexed by the Empire of Japan in 1910. Following Japan's surrender in World War II in 1945, the islands became part of South Jeolla Province in the United States Army Military Government in Korea, before becoming a separate province on August 1, 1946. On July 1, 2006, the islands were designated a Special Self-Governing Province; it is now one of three special self-governing provinces, the others being Gangwon State and Jeonbuk State.

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