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).
Jodo Township
조도면 | |
|---|---|
| Jodo-myeon | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 조도면 |
| • Hanja | 鳥島面 |
| • Revised Romanization | Jodo-myeon |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Chodo-myŏn |
  Jodo Township Location of Jodo-myeon in South Korea | |
| Coordinates: 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)[1] | |
• Total | 3,293 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
| Website | jindo.go.kr |
There are 177 islands (36 inhabited and 141 uninhabited islands) on the sea off Jodo-myeon. It is the largest 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.[2]
Administrative divisions
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Jodo-myeon is divided into 23 villages (ri).
| Villages | Hangul | Hanja | Islands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwanmaedo-ri | 관매도리 | 觀梅島里 | Gwanmaedo, Gakheuldo, Hangdo, Hyeongjedo |
| Donggeochado-ri | 동거차도리 | 東巨次島里 | Donggeochado, Mangdo, Byeongpungdo, Bukdo, Sangsongdo, Songdo, Hasongdo |
| Seogeochado-ri | 서거차도리 | 西巨次島里 | Seogeochado, Sanghajukdo, Hangdo |
| Sinyuk-ri | 신육리 | 新陸里 | Hajodo, Suyukdo |
| Changyu-ri | 창유리 | 倉柳里 | Hajodo |
| Daemado-ri | 대마도리 | 大馬島里 | Daemado, Geomado, Sogeomado, Naehangdo, Oehangdo, Sihado |
| Somado-ri | 소마도리 | 小馬島里 | Somado, Gyedo, Daebuljangdo |
| Gwansado-ri | 관사도리 | 觀沙島里 | Gwansado, Sanjado, Jokdo, Judo |
| Nabaedo-ri | 나배도리 | 羅拜島里 | Nabaedo, Sonabaedo |
| Maengseong-ri | 맹성리 | 孟城里 | Sangjodo, Chungdo |
| Yeomi-ri | 여미리 | 礖尾里 | Sangjodo, Gunamdo, Baegyado, Yugeumdo |
| Seongnamdo-ri | 성남도리 | 城南島里 | Seongnamdo, Soseongnamdo, Sanggaldo, Hagaldo |
| Jukhangdo-ri | 죽항도리 | 竹項島里 | Jukhangdo |
| Dokgeodo-ri | 독거도리 | 獨巨島里 | Dokgeodo, Dokgeogundo, Gudo, Byeondo, Seuldo, Soseuldo, Tanhangdo, Haenggeumdo |
| Cheongdeungdo-ri | 청등도리 | 靑藤島里 | Cheongdeungdo, Gokdudo, Songdo, Sinuido |
| Modo-ri | 모도리 | 茅島里 | Modo, Somodo |
| Maenggoldo-ri | 맹골도리 | 孟骨島里 | Maenggoldo, Maenggolgundo |
| Jinmokdo-ri | 진목도리 | 進木島里 | Jinmokdo, Galmokdo, Galdo, Bukdo |
| Okdo-ri | 옥도리 | 玉島里 | Okdo, Gwado, Siyado, Omido |
| Nurokdo-ri | 눌옥도리 | 訥玉島里 | Nurokdo |
| Oebyeongdo-ri | 외병도리 | 外竝島里 | Oebyeongdo, Jedo |
| Naebyeongdo-ri | 내병도리 | 內竝島里 | Naebyeongdo, Mosado, Buksongdo |
| Gasado-ri | 가사도리 | 加沙島里 | Gasado, Gadeokdo, Gwangdaedo, Daesodongdo, Sosodongdo, Mado, Sangbanggudo, Jungbanggudo, Habanggudo, Songdo, Yangdeokdo, Oegongdo, Jeobudo, Jujido, Hyeoldo |
Jodo archipelagoes
edit- Gasagundo (Gasa archipelago, 가사군도): Gasado, Daesodongdo, Jujido, Yangdeokdo, Hyeoldo, Songdo, Gwangdaedo
- Seongnamgundo (Seongnam archipelago, 성남군도): Seongnamdo, Soseongnamdo, Okdo, Baegyado, Yugeumdo, Naebyeongdo, Oebyeongdo
- Sangjogundo (Upper Jodo archipelago, 상조군도): Sangjodo
- Hajogundo (Lower Jodo archipelago, 하조군도): Hajodo
- Dokgeogundo (Dokgeo archipelago, 독거군도): Dokgeodo, Seuldo, Gudo
- Gwanmaegundo (Gwanmae archipelago, 관매군도): Gwanmaedo, Cheongdeungdo
- Geochagundo (Geocha archipelago, 거차군도): Donggeochado, Mangdo, Bukdo, Sangsongdo, Hasongdo, Songdo, Seogeochado, Sangjukdo, Hajukdo, Hangdo
- Maenggolgundo (Maenggol archipelago, 맹골군도): Maenggoldo, Gwakdo, Myeongdo, Mongdeokdo, Sojukdo, Jukdo
References
edit- ^ "Administrative divisions and Population of Jodo-myeon". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
- ^ "Jodo Course". Korea National Park. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
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