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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), Aphaedo (44.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), Bigeumdo (43.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), Dochodo (40.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), Imjado (43.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), Amtaedo (38.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), Jeungdo (37.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), Jangsando (24.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), Haui-do (16.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), and Heuksando (19.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>). 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 ().

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|-

! Name

! Hangul

! Hanja

! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! Population (2021)

|----------

|Jido-eup

|<span style="font-size:125%;"></span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;"></span>

|79.85

|4,226

|----------

|Aphae-eup

|<span style="font-size:125%;">압해읍</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">押海邑</span>

|67.55

|5,795

|----------

|Jeungdo-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">증도면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">曾島面</span>

|33.68

|1,463

|----------

|Imja-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">임자면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">荏子面</span>

|47.25

|3,182

|----------

|Jaeun-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">자은면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">慈恩面</span>

|52.79

|2,265

|----------

|Bigeum-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">비금면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">飛禽面</span>

|51.72

|3,555

|----------

|Docho-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">도초면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">都草面</span>

|55.45

|2,513

|----------

|Heuksan-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">흑산면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">黑山面</span>

|48.66

|2,300

|----------

|Haui-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">하의면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">荷衣面</span>

|34.64

|1,764

|----------

|Sinui-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">신의면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">新衣面</span>

|33.26

|1,551

|----------

|Jangsan-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">장산면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">長山面</span>

|29.19

|1,561

|----------

|Anjwa-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">안좌면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">安佐面</span>

|59.97

|2,700

|----------

|Palgeum-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">팔금면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">八禽面</span>

|18.44

|974

|----------

|Amtae-myeon

|<span style="font-size:125%;">암태면</span>

|<span style="font-size:125%;">岩泰面</span>

|43.23

|2,043

|}

Islands

  • Anjwado (안좌도, 安佐島): 45.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Aphaedo (압해도, 押海島): 44.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Bigeumdo (비금도, 飛禽島): 43.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Dochodo (도초도, 都草島): 40.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Imjado (임자도, 荏子島): 43.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Amtaedo (암태도, 岩泰島): 38.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Jeungdo (증도, 曾島): 37.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Jangsando (장산도, 長山島): 24.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Heuksando (흑산도, 黑山島): 19.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Hauido (하의도, 荷衣島): 16.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Gageodo (가거도, 可居島): 9.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Hongdo (홍도, 紅島): 6.47&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Uido (): 10.7 km<sup>2</sup>

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

  • County government home page