Introduction
Island in South Korea
Dong in Sudogwon, South KoreaDaebu Island
대부도大阜島DongKorean transcription(s) • Hangul대부도 • Hanja大阜島 • Revised RomanizationDaebudo • McCune–ReischauerTaebudoView from MalbuheungDaebu IslandLocation in South KoreaCoordinates: 37°16′N 126°35′E / 37.267°N 126.583°E / 37.267; 126.583CountrySouth KoreaRegionSudogwonAdministrative divisions5 dongArea • Total41.98 km2 (16.21 sq mi)Population (December 31, 2009) • Total7,114 • Density169.46/km2 (438.9/sq mi) • DialectSeoul
DesignationsRamsar WetlandOfficial nameDaebudo Tidal FlatDesignated25 October 2018Reference no.2359
Daebu Island (Korean: 대부도; RR: Daebudo) is an island in the Yellow Sea, within the municipal borders of the city of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Geography
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The island has a population of roughly 7,114 people and an area of 41.98 km². 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.
Environment[edit]
Due to rising mudflats, the island has merged with neighbouring Seongam-do (선감도) and Tan-do (탄도). It is a Ramsar site and has also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because its intertidal mudflats support significant populations of breeding Chinese egrets, as well as of dunlins and common greenshanks on passage.
History
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Larger map of the Ansan districts. Danwon District covers the west mainland part and stretches to the sea to cover Daebudo and Pungdo islands.
During the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties, Daebu Island was included in the old jurisdiction of Namyang. On March 1, 1914, it was transferred to Bucheon, and on July 1, 1973 responsibility was transferred to Ongjin County (which later became part of Incheon). On December 26, 1994 the island was moved into the jurisdiction of Ansan, where it remains today.
