Heuksando

Heuksando
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	흑산도
• Hanja	黑山島
• Revised Romanization	Heuksando
• McCune–Reischauer	Hŭksando
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	3,133
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)

Heuksando (Korean: 흑산도) is an island in the Yellow Sea located off 97.2 km from the southwest coast of Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It covers an area of 19.7 km² and consists of several peaks: Munamsan (문암산/門岩山 400m), Gitdaebong (깃대봉/깃대峰 378m), Seonyubong (선유봉/仙遊峰 300m), Sangnasan (상라산/象羅山 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]