Yeongheungdo is an island in the Yellow Sea, within the municipal borders of Incheon metropolitan city, in South Korea. The island has a population of roughly 4000 people and an area of 23.46 km². The island is connected by road to neighbouring Seonjae-do by the 1.25 km-long Yeongheung Bridge, which opened in December 2001. Administratively, the islan…Yeongheungdo is an island in the Yellow Sea, within the municipal borders of Incheon metropolitan city, in South Korea. The island has a population of roughly 4000 people and an area of 23.46 km². The island is connected by road to neighbouring Seonjae-do by the 1.25 km-long Yeongheung Bridge, which opened in December 2001. Administratively, the island today is divided into ten li: Nae-ri 1 to 7, and Oi-ri 1 to 3. Employment is provided through tourism, fishing, and the thermoelectric power station, largely built on reclaimed land on the south-west coast of the island.
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