Jindo Gun (County)
Jindo may refer to: * Jindo Island, a South Korean island * Jindo County, a South Korean county, consisting largely of Jindo Island * Korean Jindo The Jindo dog (진도개, ''Jindo-gae'', 진도견, ''Jindo-gyeon'', 珍島犬), formerly known as Chindo dog is an indigenous dog native to Jindo Island in South Korea. It is one of South Korea's Natural Treasures (대한민국의 천연기념 ...

Jindo (island)
Jindo Island is the third largest island in South Korea. Together with a group of much smaller islands, it forms Jindo County. It is located in South Jeolla province, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. The island is separated from the mainland by the Myeongnyang Strait; however, this strait is now spanned by South Korea's longest cable-stayed bridge spanning 484 meters. Here in 1597 admiral Yi Sun-sin won the Battle of Myeongnyang, defeating a vastly superior Japanese fleet. The Korea Jindo Dog is native to Jindo Island. Every year, on a variable day in the spring or summer, a narrow land pass (about 2.9 km long and up to 40 meters wide) opens for about an hour between the main Jindo Island and small Modo island as a result of tidal activity. This event attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists and is accompanied by local festivals. History The island was known and inhabited since prehistoric time. In 995, it was called Haeyangdo, and later renamed t ...
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Jindo County
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 made up 50.4% of the total county population of 29,538 in 2015. Most of the land is covered by forests (60%) and cultivated fields (30%).Present situation
, Jindo County The county tree is '' Malchilus thunbergii'', the flower and the bird the swan. The local food specialties are