Sinan County (; sometimes spelled Shinan or Sinan-gun) is a county in Jeonnam-Gwangju, 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, a shipwreck dating back to the 14th century was discovered in Sinan, known as the Shinan ship. It is thought to have been part of a Chinese trade fleet which sailed between China and Japan.
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 ().
Name Hangul Hanja Area (km2) Population (2021)Jido-eup79.854,226Aphae-eup압해읍押海邑67.555,795Jeungdo-myeon증도면曾島面33.681,463Imja-myeon임자면荏子面47.253,182Jaeun-myeon자은면慈恩面52.792,265Bigeum-myeon비금면飛禽面51.723,555Docho-myeon도초면都草面55.452,513Heuksan-myeon흑산면黑山面48.662,300Haui-myeon하의면荷衣面34.641,764Sinui-myeon신의면新衣面33.261,551Jangsan-myeon장산면長山面29.191,561Anjwa-myeon안좌면安佐面59.972,700Palgeum-myeon팔금면八禽面18.44974Amtae-myeon암태면岩泰面43.232,043
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 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