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Jeju City (Korean: 제주시, romanized: Jeju-si; Korean pronunciation: [tɕe̞.dʑu]) is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. The city is served by Jeju International Airport (IATA code CJU). Located on an island off the Korean Peninsula, Jeju has mild, warm weather during much of the year.
Jeju Province is divided into 2 administrative cities (haengjeong-si) and further into 7 towns (eup), 5 townships (myeon), and 31 administrative neighborhoods (haengjeong-dong). Listed below is each entity's name in English, hangul and hanja.
Seogwipo (Korean: 서귀포; Korean pronunciation: [sʌ.ɡwi.pʰo]) is the second-largest [2] city on Jeju Island, settled on a rocky volcanic coastline [2] in the southern part of Jeju Province, South Korea. In July 2006, Seogwipo's boundaries were expanded to include the entire southern half of Jeju island.
The JTO was established in 2008 [2] as a government-invested corporation promoting Jeju Island as a tourist destination for both domestic and international tourists. Its headquarters, called the Jeju Welcome Center, [3] is located in the Yeon-dong neighborhood of Jeju City, near the Jeju provincial government complex. Its mandate includes:
Jeju Island has a subtropical climate; even in winter, the temperature rarely falls below 0 °C (32 °F). Jeju is a popular holiday destination and a sizable portion of the economy relies on tourism and related economic activity.
Jeju Province (Korean: 제주도; RR: Jeju-do; IPA:), 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 Marado, Udo, the Chuja Archipelago, and the country's largest island, Jeju Island.