Yeonpyeong Island
| Yeonpyeongdo | |
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 Map of the Yeonpyeong islands and their main population centers |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Provincial level | Incheon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,780 |
| Yeonpyeongdo | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeonpyeongdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnp'yŏngdo |
Coordinates: 37°40′0″N 125°41′47″E / 37.66667°N 125.69639°E
Yeonpyeong Island or Yeonpyeongdo (hanja: 延坪島) (Korean pronunciation: [jʌnpçʌŋdo]) (referred to by the DPRK as Yŏnphyŏng Islet) is a group of South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea, located about 80 km (50 mi) west of Incheon and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the coast of Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The main island of the group is Daeyeonpyeongdo ("Big Yeonpyeong Island"), also referred to simply as Yeonpyeong Island, with an area of 7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi) and a population of around 1,300.
The principal population centre is Yeonpyeong-ri, where the island's ferry port is located. The other inhabited island is Soyeonpyeongdo ("Small Yeonpyeong Island") with a small population and an area of 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi). Several other small islands comprise the rest of the group.
The island group constitutes Yeonpyeong-myeon, one of the subdivisions of Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea.
Yeonpyeong Island is known for its crab fishery.
Yeonpyeong lies near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) and is only 12 km (7.5 mi) from the North Korean coastline. The 1953 which ended the Korean War specified that five island groups, including Yeonpyeong, would remain under South Korean control. North Korea subsequently respected the UN-acknowledged western maritime border for many years until around the mid-1990s.
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