Sinan County, South Jeolla
Sinan County (Sinan-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The county consists of 111 inhabited islands and 719 uninhabited islands. The number of islands in this county accounts for 25% of all islands in South Korea. Big islands among them are Anjwado (45.2 km2), Aphaedo (44.3 km2), Bigeumdo (43.1 km2), Dochodo (40.3 km2), Imjado (43.2 km2), Amtaedo (38.7 km2), Jeungdo (37.2 km2), Jangsando (24.3 km2), Haui-do (16.1 km2), and Heuksando (19.7 km2). The sea area is a continental shelf with less than 15 meter in depth.[1] Sinan County is known for its specialities - Skate (fish) and Cheonilyeom (천일염, a Korean type of sea salt). In 2014, enslaveries on Sinan County's salt farms were discovered.
Sinan
신안군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 신안군 |
| • Hanja | 新安郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Sinan-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sinan-gun |
 A town in Heuksando, one of the islands in Sinan county. | |
 Emblem of Sinan | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 12 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 655.68 km2 (253.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 53,150 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
| Area code(s) | +82-61-2xx |
Islands
- Anjwado (안좌도 安佐島): 45.2 km2
- Aphaedo (압해도 押海島): 44.3 km2
- Bigeumdo (비금도 飛禽島): 43.1 km2
- Dochodo (도초도 都草島): 40.3 km2
- Imjado (임자도 荏子島): 43.2 km2
- Amtaedo (암태도 岩泰島): 38.7 km2
- Jeungdo (증도 曾島): 37.2 km2
- Jangsando (장산도 長山島): 24.3 km2
- Heuksando (흑산도 黑山島): 19.7 km2
- Hauido (하의도 荷衣島): 16.1 km2
- Gageodo (가거도 可居島): 9.2 km2
- Hongdo (홍도 紅島): 6.47 km2
Notable people from Sinan County
- Lee Sedol (Hangul: 이세돌), South Korean former professional Go player of 9 dan rank (born in Bigeumdo)
- Whanki Kim (Hangul: 김환기), South Korean pioneering abstract artist (born in Anjwado)
- Jinwoo (Real Name: Kim Jin-woo, Hangul: 김진우), singer, dancer, model, actor and K-pop idol, member of K-pop boygroup WINNER (born in Imjado)
Twin towns – sister cities
Sinan is twinned with:
References
- "신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
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