Jintang Island

Jintang
Native name:
金塘岛
Nickname: Golden Pond
Relief map of Jintang island
Geography
LocationZhoushan
Coordinates30°00′N 121°54′E / 30°N 121.9°E / 30; 121.9
ArchipelagoZhoushan
Total islands1,390 (103 inhabited)
Area76.4 km2 (29.5 sq mi)
Administration
People's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
PrefectureZhoushan
Demographics
Population41700 (2003)
Pop. density546/km2 (1414/sq mi)

Jintang Island (金塘岛) is an island in the Zhoushan prefecture-level city in China's eastern Zhejiang province. It has a population of about 41700.

It is one of the closest islands to the continental shore of Zhejiang, being only 3.6 kilometres (2.2 miles) from the southern Ningbo Beilun port and 6.25 kilometres (3.88 miles) from the eastern Zhoushan Island. Jintang is Zhoushan's fourth largest island with an area of 76.4 km2 (29.5 sq mi).