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 meters in depth. Sinan County is known for its specialities of skate 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 in 2016.

Administrative divisions

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

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 (): 10.7 km²

Climate

Notable people from Sinan County

• Kim Dae-jung (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