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It is an island of South Korea northwest of the Republic of Korea and west of the Ongjin Peninsula. It is the 15th largest island in South Korea under the administrative zone, with an area of 51 square kilometers and a population of 5,721 and 3,235 households based on resident registration at the end of December 2017. The administrative district belongs to Ongjin County, Incheon. Originally part of Gyeonggi-do (the Yellow Sea before the division of the two Koreas), Ongjin-gun was incorporated into Incheon Metropolitan City and is now under the jurisdiction of Incheon Metropolitan City.

-Geography The province of Du Mujin, a port on the northwestern side of Baengnyeong Island, is the westernmost point in the South. The total area of the island was 50km2, which used to be about 46km2 in the early 1990s, but the area expanded by desalination of the inland sea along with reclamation. In terms of area, it ranks eighth among South Korean islands (ranking 12th before reclamation) and boasts the largest size of the islands in Ongjin County.

-History Since prehistoric times, people have lived on Baengnyeongdo Island, farming and fishing. In Goguryeo, it was called Gokdo, and after the fall of Goguryeo, it became the territory of Hanju, which was called Janggujin, and during the reign of King Taejo of the Goryeo Dynasty, it was renamed Baekryeong During King Gojong's reign, Jinje was abolished due to "Gabo Reform," and belonged to Haeju in the 23rd chapter, and it was the beginning of the "Junghwa-dong" church with more than 100 years of history that the anti-government figures of Guyang-on spread Protestantism. -Natural Monument Spotted seal. (Natural Monument No.331)