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Byeonsan-bando
Byeonsan-bando
Gayasan
GayasanGyeryongsanHallasanHallyeohaesangHallyeohaesangJirisanJirisanSobaeksanSongnisanSongnisanTaeanhaeanTaeanhaeanWoraksanThe national parks of South Korea are preserved parcels of public land in South Korea, on which most forms of development are prohibited. They cover a total of 3.7% of the country's area, and are typically located in mountainous or coastal regions.[1] The country's largest mountain park is Jirisan National Park in the southwest; this was also the first national park to be designated, in 1967. The largest marine park is Dadohaehaesang; it has an area of more than 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi), but almost all of this is water. The smallest park is Wolchulsan, with an area of only 56.1 km2 (21.7 sq mi).
There are currently 20 national parks in South Korea; the parks, with the exception of Hallasan National Park, are managed by the Korea National Parks Service, established in 1987.[2] The Authority operates its own police force, and since 1998 has been under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment. It was previously under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Construction.
List of national parks of South Korea
Mountainousous national parks (15)Marine & coastal national parks (4)Historical national park (1)Name
(English, hangul, hanja)Photo Location Designated Area Land type[1] Bukhansan
북한산국립공원
北漢山國立公園
Seoul,
Gyeonggi1983 80 km2 (31 sq mi) Mountainous Byeonsan-bando
변산반도국립공원
邊山半島國立公園Jeollabuk-do 1988 155 km2 (60 sq mi) Marine and coastal Chiaksan
치악산국립공원
雉岳山國立公園Gangwon-do 1984 182 km2 (70 sq mi) Mountainous Dadohaehaesang
다도해해상국립공원
多島海海上國立公園
Jeollanam-do 1981 2,325 km2 (898 sq mi) Marine and coastal Deogyusan
덕유산국립공원
德裕山國立公園
Jeollabuk-do,
Gyeongsangnam-do1975 232 km2 (90 sq mi) Mountainous Gayasan
가야산국립공원
伽倻山國立公園
Gyeongsangnam-do,
Gyeongsangbuk-do1972 77 km2 (30 sq mi) Mountainous Gyeongju
경주국립공원
慶州國立公園
Gyeongsangbuk-do 1968 137 km2 (53 sq mi) Historical Gyeryongsan
계룡산국립공원
鷄龍山國立公園
Chungcheongnam-do,
Daejeon1968 65 km2 (25 sq mi) Mountainous Hallasan
한라산국립공원
漢拏山國立公園
Jeju-do 1970 153 km2 (59 sq mi) Mountainous Hallyeohaesang
한려해상국립공원
閑麗海上國立公園
Jeollanam-do,
Gyeongsangnam-do1968 545 km2 (210 sq mi) Marine and coastal Jirisan
지리산국립공원
智異山國立公園
Jeollanam-do,
Jeollabuk-do,
Gyeongsangnam-do1967 472 km2 (182 sq mi) Mountainous Juwangsan
주왕산국립공원
周王山國立公園
Gyeongsangbuk-do 1976 107 km2 (41 sq mi) Mountainous Naejangsan
내장산국립공원
內藏山國立公園Jeollanam-do,
Jeollabuk-do1971 81 km2 (31 sq mi) Mountainous Odaesan
오대산국립공원
五臺山國立公園
Gangwon-do 1975 304 km2 (117 sq mi) Mountainous Seoraksan
설악산국립공원
雪嶽山國立公園
Gangwon-do 1970 398 km2 (154 sq mi) Mountainous Sobaeksan
소백산국립공원
小白山國立公園
Chungcheongbuk-do,
Gyeongsangbuk-do1987 322 km2 (124 sq mi) Mountainous Songnisan
속리산국립공원
俗離山國立公園
Chungcheongbuk-do,
Gyeongsangbuk-do1970 274 km2 (106 sq mi) Mountainous Taeanhaean
태안해안국립공원
泰安海岸國立公園Chungcheongnam-do 1978 326 km2 (126 sq mi) Marine and coastal Wolchulsan
월출산국립공원
月出山國立公園
Jeollanam-do 1988 56 km2 (22 sq mi) Mountainous Woraksan
월악산국립공원
月岳山國立公園
Chungcheongbuk-do,
Gyeongsangbuk-do1984 288 km2 (111 sq mi) Mountainous References
- ^ a b "About National Parks". Korea National Parks Service. http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/AboutNP.aspx?MenuNum=1&Submenu=AboutNP. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "National Parks: About the Korea National Park Service". Korea National Parks Service. http://english.knps.or.kr/AboutUs/NationalParks/Default.aspx?MenuNum=6&Submenu=NationalParks. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
External links
- Korea National Parks Service, manager of 19 of the 20 national parks
National parks of South Korea Mountainous national parks Bukhansan · Chiaksan · Deogyusan · Gayasan · Gyeryongsan · Hallasan · Jirisan · Juwangsan · Naejangsan · Odaesan · Seoraksan · Sobaeksan · Songnisan · Wolchulsan · WoraksanMarine and coastal national parks Historical national parks Categories:- National parks of South Korea
- Lists of national parks
- South Korea-related lists
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