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Jodo-myeon

Jodo Township
조도면
Township
Jodo-myeon
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Jodo-myeon
 • McCune–Reischauer Chodo-myŏn
Jodo Township is located in South Korea
Jodo Township
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 / 34.296556; 126.047500Coordinates: 34°17′47.6″N 126°02′51.0″E / 34.296556°N 126.047500°E / 34.296556; 126.047500
Country South Korea
Province South Jeolla
County Jindo
Administrative divisions 23 ri
Area
 • Total 56.96 km2 (21.99 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,293
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
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 154 islands (35 inhabited and 119 uninhabited islands) on the sea off Jodo-myeon. It is the thickest 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.

Jodo-myeon is divided into 23 villages (ri).


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