"Come to the Charming Ulleungdo!" ... Record High of 420,000 Visitors Achieved

Nam Hangwon, Ulleung County Governor (center), and the 420,000th visitor to the island are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kyungho Ahn] Ulleung-gun, Gyeongbuk, recorded its 420,000th visitor on the 26th, surpassing the previous record of 415,180 visitors set in 2013.

The main figure of this event held at Sadong Port in Ulleung was Mr. Yoon Ki-cheol from Ulsan City, who arrived on the Ulleung Cruise from Pohang. He became the 420,000th visitor during a 2-night, 3-day family trip to Ulleung Island. The 421,000th visitor was a group of 37 foreign students from Busan Maritime University in Busan.

The lucky winners were awarded Ulleung Love gift certificates, local specialty product sets, and Ulleung Cruise passenger ship tickets.

Nam Han-kwon, the mayor of Ulleung-gun, said, “I sincerely congratulate the lucky winners and will do my best to enhance administrative efforts to resolve unfriendliness and provide tourism convenience so that Ulleung Island is recognized as a mecca of domestic tourism.”

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