Jinhae
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| Jinhae |  |
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| Hangul: | 진해시 |
| Hanja: | 鎭海市 |
| Revised Romanization: | Jinhae-si |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Chinhae-si |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 112.27 km² |
| Population: | 151,394 2004 registration [1] |
| Pop. density: | 1,348.5 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 15 dong |
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Jinhae is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The city is on the south coast, is served by the Korean National Railroad, and is famous for its annual cherry blossom festival.
Jinhae Port was an important naval base of the Japanese Navy during the colonial period. Even today, the U.S. Seventh Fleet as well as the South Korean Navy maintain naval base in the port. The Korean naval academy is established in the city.
The city is primarily supported by the Korean Naval personnel and their families or people working for the Republic of Korea Navy shipyard and base facilities. There is a large chemical fertilizer plant, and a petrochemical plastics plant at the far end of the city. Jinhae is two hours from Seoul via air/ground transportation, and six hours by train.
The city fronts on a sheltered, island-studded bay, and is almost completely surrounded by mountains covered with pine trees. The city is especially noted for its beautiful cherry trees, which when blossoming in the spring, brings tourists from all over the peninsula for a festival.
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| Administrative divisions of South Gyeongsang province, South Korea | |
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| Capital: | Changwon |
| Cities: | Changwon | Geoje | Gimhae | Jinhae | Jinju | Masan | Miryang | Sacheon | Tongyeong | Yangsan |
| Counties: | Changnyeong | Geochang | Goseong | Hadong | Haman | Hamyang | Hapcheon | Namhae | Sancheong | Uiryeong |
