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Jinhae

 
 
Jinhae or Chinhae (jēn''), city (1993 pop. 125,997), South Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on the Korea Strait. It is an important fishing port and naval base, with fertilizer and thermoplastic resin industries.


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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.

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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.

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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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