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Living & Surviving in Korea | |
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Korean Geography
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The Korean peninsula lies directly between China and Japan, extending in a southeasterly direction from the continent. A relatively small land, Korea is roughly 1,000 kilometers in length and only 216 kilometers wide at its narrowest point (map links). The peninsula is separated from China in the northwest by the Yalu River, from the Soviet Union in the northeast by the Tuman River, and from Japan by the East Sea. China's Shantung peninsula lies just 190 kilometers to the west across the Yellow Sea. The Korean peninsula is in fact a "chain of hills" stretching from the mainland. Mountains cover 70% of Korea's land area, making it one of the most mountainous regions in the world and a great place for hikers and nature lovers. On the peninsula, coexisting uneasily side by side, separated only by the De-militarized Zone roughly approximating the 38th parallel, lie the Republic of Korea in the South and North Korea. The Republic of Korea is somewhat smaller in land area, 99,091 square kilometers compared to 122,370 in the North, but its population of just over 45 million is about twice as large as the North's. Administratively, South Korea consists of nine provinces, one special city, Seoul (Seoul links), and five large metropolitan cities: Pusan, Taegu, Inchon, Kwangju and Taejon (city/province links) The city of Seoul has about 11 million people in it, and the attached satellite cities of Anyang Bungdang, Ilsan, Kwachon etc. add another 5 million. The port of Inchon is also attached to Seoul by subway train and has a population of 4 million. This means there are approximately 20 million people living in an area only 50 km wide. All areas are connected by subway and it is incredibly easy and cheap to find your way around any of these cities.
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Mountain range on the east coast of Korea
Golf course in De-militarized Zone |