Anmado

Anmado (Korean: 안마도; lit. saddled horse island) or Anma Island is an island off the coast of South Jeolla Province, South Korea.^[1]

Anmado

Native name: 안마도
Geography
Coordinates	35°20′51″N 126°1′7″E
Korean name
Hangul	안마도
Hanja	鞍馬島
Revised Romanization	Anmado
McCune–Reischauer	Anmado

Toponymy

The name of the island possibly derives from an event where a coffin of a Chinese minister drifted onto the island that contained the statue of a saddled horse. The island's shape is also said to resemble that of a saddled horse.^[1]

Description

Anmado covers an area of 6.09 km². By 2010, it had 184 residents: 109 male and 75 female. The landscape features several peaks: Dwitsan (177 m), Makbong (167 m), and Geonsan (145 m). Anmado is suited for agriculture, and many of its residents work as farmers. Its main agricultural products include rice, wheat, corn, garlic, bean, sesame, and pepper. There is currently one elementary school and middle school on the island.^[1]