| Daebu Island | |
| Native Name: | 대부도 大阜島 |
| Native Name Lang: | Korean |
| Settlement Type: | Dong |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 대부도 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Daebudo |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | Taebudo |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | South Korea |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Korea |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudogwon |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Seoul |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.98 |
| Population As Of: | December 31, 2009 |
| Population Total: | 7114 |
| Population Density Km2: | 169.46 |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 5 dong |
| Coordinates: | 37.2667°N 161°W |
Daebu Island is an island in the Yellow Sea, within the municipal borders of the city of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
The island has a population of roughly 7,114 people and an area of 41.98 km².[1] Administratively, the island today is divided into five dong: Daebubuk-dong, Daebunam-dong, Daebudong-dong, Seongam-dong and Pungdo-dong . The predominant industries are tourism and fishing.
The island is connected (via Seongam-do and Tan-do) to the mainland in the south-east by road bridges, to Hyeong-do (and thence the mainland) in the north-east by several routes due to land reclamation efforts, and to Seonjae-do (and thence Yeongheung Island and others) to the west by a further road bridge.
Due to rising mudflats, the island has merged with neighbouring Seongam-do and Tan-do . It is a Ramsar site and has also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because its intertidal mudflats support significant populations of breeding Chinese egrets, as well as of dunlins and common greenshanks on passage.[2]
During the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties, Daebu Island was included in the old jurisdiction of Namyang. On March 1, 1914, it was transferred to Bucheon, and on July 1, 1973 responsibility was transferred to Ongjin County (which later became part of Incheon). On December 26, 1994 the island was moved into the jurisdiction of Ansan, where it remains today.[1]
Daebu Island has three kindergartens, three elementary schools, one middle school and a high school.[1] The island (specifically Seongam-do) is also home to the Gyeonggi English Village's Ansan Camp, an immersion village for students from Gyeonggi Province.[3]