Jodo Township 조도면 |
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Township | |
Jodo-myeon | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | |
• Hanja | |
• Revised Romanization | Jodo-myeon |
• McCune–Reischauer | Chodo-myŏn |
Location of Jodo-myeon in South Korea | |
Coordinates: 34°17′47.6″N 126°02′51.0″E / 34.296556°N 126.047500°ECoordinates: 34°17′47.6″N 126°02′51.0″E / 34.296556°N 126.047500°E | |
Country | South Korea |
Province | South Jeolla |
County | Jindo |
Administrative divisions | 23 ri |
Area | |
• Total | 56.96 km2 (21.99 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,293 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) |
Website | jindo.go.kr |
Jodo-myeon is a myeon (township) in Jindo County of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The township office is in Changyu-ri on Hajodo (Hajo Island).
There are 154 islands (35 inhabited and 119 uninhabited islands) on the sea off Jodo-myeon. It is the thickest cluster of islands in Korea. Jodogundo or Jodo archipelagoes, the six archipelagoes of Jodo, include Gasa archipelago, Seongnam archipelago, Sangjo archipelago, Geocha archipelago, Gwanmae archipelago, and Hajo archipelago.
Jodo-myeon is divided into 23 villages (ri).