Sinan County, South Jeolla Explained

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).

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.[2] [3] [4]

Administrative divisions

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

NameHangulHanjaArea (km2)Population (2021)[5]
Jido-eup79.854,226
Aphae-eup압해읍押海邑67.555,795
Jeungdo-myeon증도면曾島面33.681,463
Imja-myeon임자면荏子面47.253,182
Jaeun-myeon자은면慈恩面52.792,265
Bigeum-myeon비금면飛禽面51.723,555
Docho-myeon도초면都草面55.452,513
Heuksan-myeon흑산면黑山面48.662,300
Haui-myeon하의면荷衣面34.641,764
Sinui-myeon신의면新衣面33.261,551
Jangsan-myeon장산면長山面29.191,561
Anjwa-myeon안좌면安佐面59.972,700
Palgeum-myeon팔금면八禽面18.44974
Amtae-myeon암태면岩泰面43.232,043

Islands

Notable people from Sinan County

Twin towns – sister cities

Sinan is twinned with:

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡) . https://archive.today/20130122022640/http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=101987&contentno=101987 . dead . 2013-01-22 . . 2008-05-11 . Korean .
  2. News: 끝까지 반성 안하는 '섬마을여교사' 성폭행범에 징역 더 때린 '사이다' 판사. 2018-01-30. insight.co.kr.
  3. News: Female teachers to get emergency alert smart watches. 2016-06-22. Korea Times.
  4. News: Top court orders retrial of school teacher rape case. 2017-10-26. Korea Herald.
  5. Web site: 주민등록 . jumin.mois.go.kr . 27 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230518101725/https://jumin.mois.go.kr/ . May 18, 2023 . ko . live.