서귀부 (Sŏgwipo)

서귀부 (Sŏgwipo, also transliterated as Seogwipo), is a city of 153 thousand residents¹ that occupies the southern half of the island of Cheju (Jeju), in 대한 (Daehan or South Korea). The city bounds include part of the island's World Heritage Site, notably the southern part of Mount Hallasan, the island's big volcano, and Sŏngsan ilch'ulbong (Seongsan ilchulbong) a flat-topped volcanic cone barely connected to the shore.² The natural attractions bring tourists to the island.³ The tallest building as of early 2016 is the Hyatt Regency Jeju (151 feet, 12 stories, 1996).⁴

External references

Overview of the center of Sŏgwipo, Cheju (Jeju) Island, Daehan (South Korea)

Footnotes

1. 2012 figure from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_South_Korea, accessed 8/31/2015.
2. UNESCO, World Heritage Sites (Firefly Books, 2010).
3. http://theplacesmusttravel.blogspot.com/2011/04/10-most-popular-tourist-attractions-in.html, accessed 8/31/2015.
4. emporis.com, accessed 1/8/2016.