Hongdo

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Hongdo

Korean name

Hangul	홍도
Hanja	紅島
Revised Romanization	Hongdo
McCune-Reischauer	Hongto

Statistics

Area	6.47 km² (2.50 sq mi) ^[1]
Population (2001)	710 ^[2]
Population density	110 /km² (280 /sq mi)

Hongdo is an island in the Yellow Sea located off 115km from the southwest coast of Mokpo port, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It covers an area of 6.47㎢ and consists of stiff mountain ranges, the highest peaks of which are Gitdaebong (깃대봉 378m) and Yangsanbong (양산봉 231m).^[1] It is within the administrative boundaries of Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. The island's 6.47 km² are home to about 710 people.^[2]