Jinhae

Jinhae 진해
—  Municipal City  —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	진해시
- Hanja	鎭海市
- Revised Romanization	Jinhae-si
- McCune-Reischauer	Chinhae-si
Port in Jinhae
Emblem of Jinhae
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	15 dong
Area
- Total	112.27 km2 (43.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	151,394
- Density	1,348.5/km2 (3,492.6/sq mi)
- Dialect	Gyeongsang

Jinhae (formerly known as Chinhae) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The city is on the south coast and is separated from the neighboring city of Changwon by a line of high hills that are aligned from east to west. The city is served by the Korean National Railroad, and is famous for its annual cherry blossom festival every spring.

The city fronts on a sheltered, island-studded bay, and is almost completely surrounded by mountains covered with pine trees.

History

Jinhae was developed as a naval base (Chinkai Naval Station) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century.

Economy

The city is primarily supported by the Korean Naval personnel and their families or people working for the Republic of Korea Navy shipyard and base facilities. Today, Jinhae hosts major naval facilities of the South Korean Navy including Commander-in-Chief Republic of Korea Fleet (CINCROKFLT) and the Naval Academy.

Jinhae is part of a large urban corridor that links the adjacent cities of Masan and Changwon.

Moreover, the city is also host to the only US Naval base in Korea, US Naval Fleet Activities, Chinhae.

Sister cities

• Annapolis, Maryland, USA
• Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
• Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile

See also

• List of cities in South Korea

References

External links

• City government website

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Coordinates: 35°09′N 128°40′E / 35.15°N 128.667°E / 35.15; 128.667

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