In this study, the change of the population distribution in Youngnam Area during recent 25 years(from 1960 to 1985) has been investigated. The major results are as follows;
1. By using the statistical methods such as the rate of urbanization, Coeff...
In this study, the change of the population distribution in Youngnam Area during recent 25 years(from 1960 to 1985) has been investigated. The major results are as follows;
1. By using the statistical methods such as the rate of urbanization, Coefficient of Variation(C.V.), Gini Coefficient, and the change of population density, the unbalancing degree between the urban and the rural areas was measured. The results were that the unbalancing degree appeared to be higher and higher.
2. Three distinct periodic characteristics were appeared in thepatterns of the population change.
1st period(1960~1970) ; that is the steady increasing period.
2nd period(1970~1980) ; that is the rapid increasing period.
3rd period(1980~1985) ; that is the stagnation period.
3. In view of time series, the population was remarkably decreased in the following periods and areas.
1) 1st period; in the inland-plain areas, and in the coast and the island areas.
2) 2nd period; in the mountain-side areas.
3) 3rd period; in the whole areas except for the urban and the new industrialized areas.
4. In the city and the county(Gun), the distribution pattern could be classified int o6 groups and in the town(Eup) and the village(Myun), it could be classified into 8 groups. Among those groups, the most remarkable one is that 15 cities among 17 cities in Youngnam area have been increasing consecutively durin g the whole kperiods, and that in the town(Eup) and village (Myun) about 70 percent of the population has kept on increasing during the whole periods.
The migration from the rural area toward the urban area is till going on.