Jeju numbers that surprise
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Jeju areas, by the numbers
Which of Jeju's 43 areas are busy and which are quiet, from Jeju Tourism Organization data.
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Oreum: where and when it gets crowded
Based on T map car arrivals (2021–2025, 5-year total). Local = car mainly used in Jeju. Only oreum with 5,000+ arrivals in 5 years. People on foot or by bus are not counted.
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Data and methods
Where each number comes from and how it was counted.
Key findings
- 2019 → 2025: tourist visits to Jungang-dong rose +181% (Ildo 1-dong +151%, Dodu-dong +145%), while Udo-myeon fell 25% and Seongsan-eup 21%.
- Foreign card spending: in Iho-dong, 90% comes from Taiwan. In Nohyeong-dong and Yeon-dong, China leads with 47% and 43%.
- 35.5% of all tourist visits go to just five places: Yongdam 2-dong, Aewol-eup, Andeok-myeon, Jocheon-eup, Yeon-dong.
- Evening life differs a lot: Jeongbang-dong sees 60.2% of tourist spending after 6 pm, Udo-myeon only 5.2%.
- Most tourist-heavy: Udo-myeon (84.4% of card sales). Most local: Ildo 2-dong (9.7%).
- In autumn (Oct–Nov 2025), Saebyeol Oreum alone drew 30.0% of cars arriving at 95 oreum (volcanic cones).
All 43 neighborhoods
Sorted by tourist visits. Tap a name for details.
| Neighborhood | City | Tourist visits | After 6 pm | Tourist share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yongdam 2-dong | Jeju-si | #1 | 20.7% | 82.6% |
| Aewol-eup | Jeju-si | #2 | 32.8% | 56.3% |
| Andeok-myeon | Seogwipo-si | #3 | 24.2% | 73.6% |
| Jocheon-eup | Jeju-si | #4 | 34.0% | 57.7% |
| Yeon-dong | Jeju-si | #5 | 48.2% | 35.9% |
| Gujwa-eup | Jeju-si | #6 | 25.9% | 60.1% |
| Hallim-eup | Jeju-si | #7 | 36.5% | 47.9% |
| Seongsan-eup | Seogwipo-si | #8 | 32.3% | 58.8% |
| Yerae-dong | Seogwipo-si | #9 | 33.4% | 83.2% |
| Nohyeong-dong | Jeju-si | #10 | 40.9% | 28.9% |
| Pyoseon-myeon | Seogwipo-si | #11 | 29.2% | 57.6% |
| Dodu-dong | Jeju-si | #12 | 28.4% | 69.4% |
| Daejeong-eup | Seogwipo-si | #13 | 35.1% | 39.7% |
| Jungmun-dong | Seogwipo-si | #14 | 32.7% | 60.4% |
| Namwon-eup | Seogwipo-si | #15 | 23.1% | 41.0% |
| Daeryun-dong | Seogwipo-si | #16 | 38.4% | 39.8% |
| Daecheon-dong | Seogwipo-si | #17 | 40.8% | 46.9% |
| Ido 2-dong | Jeju-si | #18 | 28.2% | 19.5% |
| Hangyeong-myeon | Jeju-si | #19 | 22.2% | 48.0% |
| Geonip-dong | Jeju-si | #20 | 39.9% | 40.9% |
| Ara-dong | Jeju-si | #21 | 28.2% | 18.6% |
| Samdo 2-dong | Jeju-si | #22 | 32.2% | 40.5% |
| Songsan-dong | Seogwipo-si | #23 | 45.8% | 58.0% |
| Jungang-dong | Seogwipo-si | #24 | 53.6% | 58.2% |
| Iho-dong | Jeju-si | #25 | 20.7% | 48.1% |
| Jeongbang-dong | Seogwipo-si | #26 | 60.2% | 51.3% |
| Ildo 1-dong | Jeju-si | #27 | 27.5% | 65.8% |
| Ora-dong | Jeju-si | #28 | 21.8% | 26.3% |
| Cheonji-dong | Seogwipo-si | #29 | 49.6% | 43.5% |
| Oedo-dong | Jeju-si | #30 | 38.4% | 23.6% |
| Yeongcheon-dong | Seogwipo-si | #31 | 25.5% | 20.0% |
| Bonggae-dong | Jeju-si | #32 | 24.6% | 34.4% |
| Donghong-dong | Seogwipo-si | #33 | 38.5% | 13.9% |
| Ido 1-dong | Jeju-si | #34 | 42.0% | 42.2% |
| Udo-myeon | Jeju-si | #35 | 5.2% | 84.4% |
| Ildo 2-dong | Jeju-si | #36 | 36.3% | 9.7% |
| Chuja-myeon | Jeju-si | #37 | 29.2% | 30.2% |
| Samyang-dong | Jeju-si | #38 | 36.9% | 13.1% |
| Samdo 1-dong | Jeju-si | #39 | 41.4% | 15.1% |
| Hwabuk-dong | Jeju-si | #40 | 14.4% | 20.2% |
| Hyodon-dong | Seogwipo-si | #41 | 16.5% | 39.8% |
| Yongdam 1-dong | Jeju-si | #42 | 39.2% | 30.4% |
| Seohong-dong | Seogwipo-si | #43 | 38.6% | 19.5% |
Definitions
- Tourist visits
- SKT mobile data. A visit is a tourist staying 30+ minutes in the neighborhood. Someone whose nights (10 pm–4 am) over the last 14 days were mostly outside Jeju counts as a tourist. Total for Aug 2025–Jul 2026.
- Evening spending
- Share of domestic tourists' BC Card spending made between 6 pm and midnight. Same period.
- Tourist vs local
- Domestic tourists' share of the neighborhood's card sales; the rest is locals. Above 50% leans touristy, below leans local.
- Lodging hubs
- Lodging share of domestic tourists' card spending.
- Busy in summer
- How much higher July–August visits are than that year's monthly average, averaged over 5 years (2019, 2022–2025). 2020–2021 are excluded because of COVID. Quietest and busiest months use the same 5-year average. SKT mobile data.
- Up since 2019
- 2025 tourist visits ÷ 2019 tourist visits − 1. SKT mobile data.
- Foreign visitors
- Foreign (SKT roaming etc.) share of visits to the neighborhood in 2025. Country shares are based on foreign BC Card payments over the last year (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), so they differ from visitor counts.
- Popular places
- Destinations in the neighborhood with the most T map navigation arrivals. Oct 2025–Sep 2026.
- Oreum & gotjawal
- T map car arrivals. Autumn ranking: Oct–Nov 2025. Peak season: monthly index (that year's monthly average = 1) averaged over 5 years (2021–2025). Local share: share of cars mainly used in Jeju among 5-year arrivals (oreum with 5,000+ only).
- Village (ri) visits
- SKT mobile data, only for eup/myeon areas. The neighborhood card shows the 3 villages where tourists stayed most.
- Pick score
- Each metric is turned into a percentile (0–100) among the 43 neighborhoods, then added or subtracted by your answers. Neighborhoods in the bottom 15% for tourist visits are left out.
- Map colors
- The 43 neighborhoods are split into five groups (8–9 each) by value. Boundaries: open administrative boundary data (vuski/admdongkor, as of Jul 2026).
Card data covers BC Card payments only, so it differs from total sales. Yongdam 2-dong has Jeju International Airport and Geonip-dong has Jeju Port, so their visits run high. Spending shares do not directly measure opening hours or crowding. Visit, card and navigation data are separate aggregates of the same area and were not joined at the individual level.
Tables and CSV for tourism organizations →
Source: Jeju Tourism Big Data Platform (data.ijto.or.kr) Data Pick, Jeju Tourism Organization · raw data SKT, BC Card, T map · KOGL Type 1
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