Seogwipo
| Seogwipo | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 서귀포시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 西歸浦 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Seogwipo-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Sŏgwip'o-si | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Jeju-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 15 ′ N , 126 ° 34 ′ E | |||
| Surface: | 254.57 km² | |||
| Residents: | 156,000 | |||
| Population density : | 613 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 12 dong | |||
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Seogwipo ( Seogwipo-si ) is a city in the island province of Jeju-do in South Korea .
geography
Since July 2006, the city has encompassed the entire southern part of the island, which has increased the population from around 84,000 in 2003 to around 156,000.
sport and freetime
As part of the 2002 World Cup , three games were played in Seogwipo, including the round of 16 between Germany and Paraguay .
The Korea Triathlon Jeju has been held in Seogwipo every July since 2000 . In this triathlon over the Ironman distance, the athletes have to swim 3.86 km, cycle 180.2 km, and run 42.195 km.
Web links
Commons : Seogwipo - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official site of the City (English)