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List of national parks of South Korea

List of national parks of South Korea

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The national parks of South Korea are preserved parcels of public land 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.[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, with 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).

The twenty-two national parks of South Korea.
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.

As of 2016, there are 22 national parks in South Korea; the parks, with the exception of Hallasan National Park, are managed by the Korea National Park 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.

History

Early on, admission to national parks in South Korea was free. In 1974, most of South Korea's national parks cancelled the free admission policy. Currently only Gyeongju National Park is free. In 1993, the ticket revenue of the Korean National Park accounted for 65% of the park's total revenue. With the increase in the number of tourists year by year, the Korean government has restricted the number of tourists and activities in order to effectively protect the natural environment of the park, and controlled the number of tourists through an appointment system. Picnic and camping for tourists can only be carried out in designated areas, and night climbing is strictly prohibited. In addition, South Korea has imposed a natural rest program on some areas of high conservation value in national parks to avoid man-made damage.[3][4]

  Mountainous national parks (17)
  Marine & coastal national parks (4)
  Historical national park (1)
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References

  1. [1]
    "e-나라지표 국립공원현황" (in Korean). Statistics Korea. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. [2]
    "National Parks: About the Korea National Park Service". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. [3]
    "特别保护区指南". 国立公园管理公团. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
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    （韩）韩相壹 (February 2002). "韩国国立公园概况". 《中国园林》.
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    "About National Parks". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
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