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 |
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).
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 and Population of Jodo-myeon
- ^ "Jodo Course". Korea National Park. Retrieved 2014-06-12.