• Source: Sinan County, South Jeolla

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. 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 in 2016.




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 km2




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)
Cha Ryong (Hangul: 차룡), South Korean actor (born in Bigeumdo)




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






External links


County government home page

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sinan County, South Jeolla
• Sinan County
• Aphae Jeong clan
• South Jeolla Province
• Hauido
• Amtaedo
• Uido
• List of cities and counties of South Jeolla Province
• National Route 77 (South Korea)
• Shinan ship