Page "Demographics of South Korea" Paragraph 32

In 1985 the population of Seoul constituted 23. 8 % of the national total.

Provincial cities, however, experienced equal and, in many cases, greater expansion than the capital.

Growth was particularly spectacular in the southeastern coastal region, which encompasses the port cities of Pusan, Masan, Yosu, Chinhae, Ulsan, and Pohang.

Census figures show that Ulsan's population increased eighteenfold, growing from 30, 000 to 551, 300 inhabitants between 1960 and 1985.

With the exception of Yosu, all of these cities are in South Kyongsang Province, a region that has been an especially favored recipient of government development projects.

By comparison, the population of Kwangju, capital of South Cholla Province, increased less than threefold between 1960 and 1985, growing from 315, 000 to 906, 129 inhabitants.