Daebu Island ( ko, 대부도, Daebudo) is an island in the Yellow Sea, within the municipal borders of

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city, Gyeonggi province. It has a population of roughly 7,114 people and an area of 41.98 km². Due to rising mudflats, the island has merged with neighbouring Seongam-do (

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:선감도) and Tan-do (탄도). Administratively, the island today is divided into five ''dong'': Daebubuk-dong (대부북동), Daebunam-dong (대부남동), Daebudong-dong (대부동동), Seongam-dong (선감동) and Pungdo-dong (풍도동). The predominant industries are tourism and fishing. The island is connected (via Seongam-do and Tan-do) to the mainland in the south-east by road bridges, to Hyeong-do (형도) (and thence the mainland) in the north-east by several routes due to land reclamation efforts, and to Seonjae-do (선재도) (and thence Yeongheung Island (영흥도) and others) to the west by a further road bridge.

History

During the Goryeo and

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

Dynasties, Daebu Island was included in the old jurisdiction of

Namyang * Hwaseong, formerly named Namyang (남양 / 南陽) * Namyang clan, of the Hong family of Korea * Namyang Workers' District Namyang Workers' District (남양로동자구) is a town in Onsong, North Hamgyong, North Korea. It lies on the Tumen R ...

. On March 1, 1914, it was transferred to

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, and on July 1, 1973 responsibility was transferred to

Ongjin County Ongjin County may refer to: * Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea * Ongjin County, South Hwanghae Ongjin County is a county in southern South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is located on the Ongjin Peninsula, which projects into the Yellow ...

(which later became part of

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

Metropolitan City). On December 26, 1994 the island was moved into the jurisdiction of Ansan, where it remains today.

Education

Daebu Island has three kindergartens, three elementary schools, one middle school and a high school. The island (specifically Seongam-do) is also home to the Gyeonggi English Village's Ansan Camp, an immersion village for students from Gyeonggi Province.

References

External links

Daebu-dong Citizens' Centre

Ansan City Council

Gyeonggi English Village - Ansan Camp
{{Coord, 37, 16, N, 126, 35, E, region:KR_type:isle, display=title Islands of Gyeonggi Province Ansan Islands of the Yellow Sea Ramsar sites in South Korea

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