Sido (), also known as Salseom, is an island in Bukdo-myeon,

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Incheon Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, ...

, South Korea. It is the administrative capital of Bukdo-myeon. To its east is the island

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and to its west is Modo. These islands are connected via the Yeondo Bridge (). It has an area of , and has a coastline length of . The island is surrounded by

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. In 2010, the island had a population of 367, 186 of whom were male and 181 female. Settlements are concentrated on the central and eastern coasts of the island. The local economy is largely based on agriculture, fishing, and foraging in the tidal flats. The origin of the island's name, which means "arrow island", is uncertain. It perhaps comes from the late Goryeo period, during which the island was used as a target for practicing archery.

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Islands of Incheon {{Incheon-geo-stub

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