Jindo County

Jindo
진도군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Jindo-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Chindo-gun

Emblem of Jindo

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
  Total 420.32 km2 (162.29 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 42,229
  Density 100/km2 (300/sq mi)
  Dialect Jeolla

Jindo County (Jindo-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It consists of the island of Jindo and several smaller nearby islands. Jindo Bridge connects Jindo county with Haenam county.

Together with Jindo Island, Jindo County contains an archipelago of about 230 small islands, of which only 45 are inhabited by 4,855 people. Women make up 52% of the total county population of 41,184. Most of the land is covered by forests (60%) and cultivated fields (30%).[1][2] The county tree is Malchilus thunbergii, the flower camellia and the bird the swan.[3] The local food specialties are wolfberry, which is used for liquor, tea and paste; cheongju red-colored rice wine, brown seaweed and black rice.[4]

References

  1. Present situation, Jindo County
  2. Greetings from Mayor, Jindo County
  3. Symbols, Jindo County
  4. Chinese Matrimony Vines(Gugija), Jindo County

External links

Coordinates: 34°28′59″N 126°15′43″E / 34.4830555656°N 126.261944454°E / 34.4830555656; 126.261944454

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