Sinan | |
Native Name: | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Settlement Type: | County |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | 신안군 |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Sinan-gun |
Translit Lang1 Info4: | Sinan-gun |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | South Jeolla |
Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
Population Blank1: | Jeolla |
Area Total Km2: | 655.68 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 53150 |
Population Density Km2: | 81 |
Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
Parts: | 2 eup, 12 myeon |
Image Blank Emblem: | Sinan logo.png |
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem of Sinan |
Area Code: | +82-61-2xx |
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).
In 1975, the shipwreck of a 14-th century ship between China and Japan was discovered in Sinan, known as Shinan ship.
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.[2] [3] [4]
Sinan County has two eup (Korean: 읍) and twelve myeon (Korean: 면).
Name | Hangul | Hanja | Area (km2) | Population (2021)[5] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jido-eup | 79.85 | 4,226 | |||
Aphae-eup | 압해읍 | 押海邑 | 67.55 | 5,795 | |
Jeungdo-myeon | 증도면 | 曾島面 | 33.68 | 1,463 | |
Imja-myeon | 임자면 | 荏子面 | 47.25 | 3,182 | |
Jaeun-myeon | 자은면 | 慈恩面 | 52.79 | 2,265 | |
Bigeum-myeon | 비금면 | 飛禽面 | 51.72 | 3,555 | |
Docho-myeon | 도초면 | 都草面 | 55.45 | 2,513 | |
Heuksan-myeon | 흑산면 | 黑山面 | 48.66 | 2,300 | |
Haui-myeon | 하의면 | 荷衣面 | 34.64 | 1,764 | |
Sinui-myeon | 신의면 | 新衣面 | 33.26 | 1,551 | |
Jangsan-myeon | 장산면 | 長山面 | 29.19 | 1,561 | |
Anjwa-myeon | 안좌면 | 安佐面 | 59.97 | 2,700 | |
Palgeum-myeon | 팔금면 | 八禽面 | 18.44 | 974 | |
Amtae-myeon | 암태면 | 岩泰面 | 43.23 | 2,043 |
Sinan is twinned with: