Location
- Jinhae is located at the southern tip of Korea peninsula, 128°50'34" of east longitude and 35° 10'34" of north latitude. (on the same latitude as Oklahoma, Memphis in U.S.A, Tokyo in Japan, on the same longitude as Okhotsk in Russia, Harbin in China.)
- It is close to Changwon that is a capital of Gyeongsangnam-do and the center of machine industry in Korea, and to Busan that is the second largest city in Korea.
Climate
- Spring (March~May) - Monthly mean temperature:
7.5~17.4 ℃ / Monthly mean rain fall : 73~125mm - Summer (Jun~August) - Monthly mean temperature:
20.7~24.4℃ / Monthly mean rain fall: 214~273mm - Autumn (September~November) - Monthly mean temperature:
10.4~20.1℃ / Monthly mean rain fall: 51~189mm - Winter (December~January) - Monthly mean temperature:
2.3~4.7℃ / Monthly mean rain fall: 27~31mm
Sea
- Clean Sea area (Blue belt)
A ria type coastline of 107 km long
26 small and large islands (including 4 inhabited islands) in Jinhae Bay
Water of high temperature (10~20℃) and high salt degree (34.2~34.7%) due to the effect of Tsushima Current.
Size
Land Classification (As of December 2006)
| Category | Total | Arable Fields | Lot | Forest | Factory Lot | Misc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size(㎢) | 113.12 (100.0%) |
12.58 (11.1%) |
9.80 (8.7.%) |
72.59 (64.2%) |
2.52 (2.2%) |
15.63 (13.8%) |
By the property owner (As of December 2006)
| Category | Total | Private Land | State Land | Province & City Land | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size(㎢) | 113.12 (100.0%) |
34.47 (38.3%) |
49.41 (43.7.0%) |
10.44 (9.2%) |
9.93 (8.8%) |