Sinan County, South Jeolla

County in South Jeolla, South Korea

Sinan County (sometimes spelled Shinan) 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).

History

In 1975, the shipwreck of a 14-th century ship between China and Japan was discovered in Sinan, known as Shinan ship.

Crime

Crime flourish in the more remote parts of Sinan islands. The more notable cases included the slavery on salt farms in Sinan County in 2014 and the Sinan County parents raping teacher case [ko] in 2016.^[2][3][4]

Administrative divisions

Sinan County has two eup (읍) and twelve myeon (면).

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
• Uido (우이도; 牛耳島): 10.7 km^2[6]

Climate

Notable people from Sinan County

• Kim Daejung (Hangul: 김대중), Former president of South Korea (born in Hauido)
• 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:

• Gangnam-gu, South Korea
• Mapo-gu, South Korea
• Nowon-gu, South Korea
• Ongjin, South Korea
• Gyeongsan, South Korea
• Gunpo, South Korea
• Dawa, China

See also

• Geography of South Korea
• Shinan ship
• Slavery on salt farms in Sinan County

References

1. "신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
2. "끝까지 반성 안하는 '섬마을여교사' 성폭행범에 징역 더 때린 '사이다' 판사". insight.co.kr. 30 January 2018.
3. "Female teachers to get emergency alert smart watches". Korea Times. 22 June 2016.
4. "Top court orders retrial of school teacher rape case". Korea Herald. 26 October 2017.
5. "주민등록". jumin.mois.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
6. 조, 혜종, "우이도 (牛耳島)", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 13 August 2024
7. "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
8. 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
9. "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

External links

• County government home page

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