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Sinan County, South Jeolla
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. 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'' () and twelve ''myeon'' (). Islands * Anjwado (안좌도, 安佐島): 45.2 km2 * Aphaedo (압해도, 押海島): 44.3 km2 * Bigeumdo (비금도, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Counties In South Korea
List of all counties in South Korea: There are 82 counties in South Korea since Cheongwon County was dissolved on July 1, 2014 and consolidated by Cheongju. Dissolved counties ;1946 * Cheongju County * Chuncheon County * Yeongpyeong County ;1949 * Yeosu County ;1952 * Gangreung County * Gyeongju County * Wonju County ;1956 * Chungju County ;1963 * Cheongan County ;1973 * Bucheong County * Dongrae County ;1980 * Jecheong County ;1988 * Gwangsan County ;1989 * Chunseong County * Daedeok County * Siheung County * Wolseong County * Wonseong County ;1992 * Goyang County ;1995 * Asan County * Boryeong County * Changwon County * Cheonan County * Chuncheon County * Geoje County * Geumreung County * Gimhae County * Gimje County * Gongju County * Gwangyang County * Gyeongju County * Gyeongsan County * Iksan County * Jecheon County * Jeongeup County * Jinyang County annexed by Jinju * Jungwon County annexed by Chungju * Miryang County * Mungyeong Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjwa-myeon
Anjwa-myeon (Korean: , hanja: 安佐面), is a ''myeon'' located in Sinan County, South Jeolla, South Korea. It has an area of 59.97 km2, and its population in 2021 was 2,700. It includes Banwol Island (Korean: , hanja: 半月島, ) and Bakji Island (also known as Parkji Island, Korean: , hanja: 朴只島), which have been given the name the ''Purple Isles''. Each island forms a ''ri'' in its own right within Anjwa-myeon. Banwol Island is a farming community with 21,500 square meters of lavender fields. The purple Purple is any of a variety of colors with hue between red and blue. In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, purples are produced by mixing red and blue light. In the RYB color model historically used by painters, pu ... flowers inspired a rebrand for the region, with 400 buildings in the region painting their roofs purple, as well as telephone boxes. Since the initial painting in 2018, more than 490,000 visitors had come to the islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |