Sinan County, South Jeolla
![]() | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2018) |
Sinan
신안군 | |
---|---|
County | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 신안군 |
• Hanja | 新安郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Sinan-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Sinan-gun |
![]() A town in Heuksando, one of the islands in Sinan county. | |
![]() Flag ![]() Emblem of Sinan | |
![]() Location in South Korea | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Honam |
Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 12 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 655.68 km2 (253.16 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 53,150 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Jeolla |
Area code(s) | +82-61-2xx |
Sinan County (Sinan-gun) 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 2014, enslaveries on Sinan County's salt farms were discovered.
Administrative Divisions[]
Sinan County has two eup (읍) and twelve myeon (면).
Name | Hangul | Hanja | Area (km²) | Population (2021)[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
지도읍 | 智島邑 | 79.85 | 4,226 | |
압해읍 | 押海邑 | 67.55 | 5,795 | |
증도면 | 曾島面 | 33.68 | 1,463 | |
임자면 | 荏子面 | 47.25 | 3,182 | |
자은면 | 慈恩面 | 52.79 | 2,265 | |
비금면 | 飛禽面 | 51.72 | 3,555 | |
도초면 | 都草面 | 55.45 | 2,513 | |
흑산면 | 黑山面 | 48.66 | 2,300 | |
하의면 | 荷衣面 | 34.64 | 1,764 | |
신의면 | 新衣面 | 33.26 | 1,551 | |
장산면 | 長山面 | 29.19 | 1,561 | |
Anjwa-myeon | 안좌면 | 安佐面 | 59.97 | 2,700 |
팔금면 | 八禽面 | 18.44 | 974 | |
암태면 | 岩泰面 | 43.23 | 2,043 |
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
Notable people from Sinan County[]
- 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)
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[]
References[]
- ^ "신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ [1], accessed 29 March 2021
External links[]
Coordinates: 34°49′39″N 126°06′04″E / 34.827403°N 126.101146°E
- Sinan County, South Jeolla
- Counties of South Jeolla Province
- South Korea geography stubs