Wando

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Wando 완도
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	완도군
- Hanja	莞島郡
- Revised Romanization	Wando-gun
- McCune-Reischauer	Wando-gun
Emblem of Wando
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	3 eup, 9 myeon
Area
- Total	391.81 km2 (151.3 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	66,978
- Density	179/km2 (463.6/sq mi)
- Dialect	Jeolla

Wando County (Wando-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat. Wando island is perhaps most famous for Cheonghaejin, the former headquarters of Jang Bogo, a 9th century Korean historical figure whose private fleet and army dominated the sea routes in the Yellow Sea. Wando's most famous native in modern times is champion golfer K.J. Choi.

Contents 1 Speciality 2 Sister Cities 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Speciality

Gim is the most well produced good in the Wando area. Laver farming goes back 200 years, and with 22%, Wando is the biggest area of whole production. In 2006, Wando exported about 2.3 million tons of green laver to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.^[1]

[edit] Sister Cities

• Cheonan, Republic of Korea
• Rongcheng, People's Republic of China

[edit] See also

• Sinjido
• Saengildo

[edit] References

1. ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=003&aid=0000637124 '김의 고장' 완도서 햇김 본격 출하 from Newsis, 2007-11-08(Kor)

[edit] External links

• County government home page

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Coordinates: 34°19′N 126°45′E / 34.317°N 126.75°E / 34.317; 126.75

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