National park

The 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 6.6% of the country's area, and are typically located in mountainous or coastal regions. 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 Dadohae; it has an area of more than 2,200 km², but almost all of this is water. The smallest park is Wolchulsan, with an area of only 56.1 km².

The parks are overseen by the Korea National Parks Authority, established in 1987. 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.

Contents 1 Land-based parks 2 Marine parks 3 See also 4 External links

Land-based parks

• Jirisan National Park, in Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, 471.75 km².
• Gyeongju National Park, in Gyeongsangbuk-do, 138.72 km².
• Gyeryongsan National Park, in Chungcheongnam-do and Daejeon, 64.68 km².
• Seoraksan National Park, in Gangwon-do, 398.53 km².
• Songnisan National Park, in Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, 274.54 km².
• Hallasan National Park, in Jeju-do, 153.39 km².
• Naejangsan National Park, in Jeollanam-do and Jeollabuk-do, 81.72 km².
• Gayasan National Park, in Gyeongsangnam-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, 77.07 km².
• Deogyusan National Park, in Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, 231.65 km².
• Odaesan National Park, in Gangwon-do, 303.93 km².
• Juwangsan National Park, in Gyeongsangbuk-do, 107.43 km².
• Bukhansan National Park, in Seoul and Gyeonggi, 79.92 km².
• Chiaksan National Park, in Gangwon-do, 181.63 km².
• Woraksan National Park, Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, 287.98 km².
• Sobaeksan National Park, Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, 322.38 km².
• Wolchulsan National Park, Jeollanam-do, 56.1 km².
• Byeonsanban-do National Park, Jeollabuk-do, 154.72 (9.2 km² water).

Marine parks

• Dadohae Haesang National Park, Jeollanam-do, 2,321.51 km² (1,986.68 km² water).
• Hallyeo Haesang National Park, Jeollanam-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, 545.63 km² (395.48 km² water).
• Taean-haean National Park, Chungcheongnam-do, 326.57 km² (289.54 km² water).

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Geography of South Korea
• Environment of South Korea
• Government of South Korea

External links

• National Parks Authority website, in English and Korean

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