List of World Heritage Sites in South Korea

As of April 2012, ten sites have been added on the World Heritage List. Nine are cultural sites and one is a natural site.^[1] Fourteen more sites have been proposed for adding and are on the tentative list.^[1]

World Heritage Sites

Site	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Refs
Changdeokgung Palace Complex	Seoul	ii, iii, iv	—	1997	816
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites	North Jeolla Province, South Jeolla Province and Incheon	iii	52ha	2000	977
Gyeongju Historic Areas	North Gyeongsang Province	ii, iii	2880ha	2000	976
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks	South Gyeongsang Province	iv, vi	—	1995	737
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong	North Gyeongsang Province	iii, iv	600ha	2010	1324
Hwaseong Fortress	Gyeonggi Province	ii, iii	—	1997	817
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes	Jeju Province	vii, viii	9475 ha	2007	1264
Jongmyo Shrine	Seoul	iv	19ha	1995	738
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty	Gyeonggi Province and Seoul	iii, iv, vi	1891ha	2009	1319
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple	North Gyeongsang Province	i, iv	—	1995	736