Heuksando

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Heuksando

Korean name

Hangul	흑산도
Hanja	黑山島
Revised Romanization	Heuksando
McCune-Reischauer	Huksando

Statistics

Area	19.7 km² (7.6 sq mi)
Population (2001)	3,133
Population density	159 /km² (410 /sq mi)

Heuksando is an island in the Yellow Sea located off 97.2km from the southwest coast of Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It covers an area of 19.7㎢ and consists of several peaks: Munamsan (문암산 400m), Gitdaebong (깃대봉 378m), Seonyubong (선유봉 300m), Sangrabong (상라봉 227m). It is within the administrative boundaries of Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea since 1969. The island's 19.7 km² are home to about 3,133 people.^[1]