Sinan County (sometimes spelled Shinan) is a
county
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in
South Jeolla Province,
South Korea
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. 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 km
2), Aphaedo (44.3 km
2), Bigeumdo (43.1 km
2), Dochodo (40.3 km
2), Imjado (43.2 km
2),
Amtaedo (38.7 km
2), Jeungdo (37.2 km
2), Jangsando (24.3 km
2),
Haui-do (16.1 km
2), and
Heuksando (19.7 km
2). 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).
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.
Administrative divisions
Sinan County has two ''
eup'' () and twelve ''
myeon'' ().
Islands
* Anjwado (안좌도, 安佐島): 45.2 km
2
* Aphaedo (압해도, 押海島): 44.3 km
2
* Bigeumdo (비금도, 飛禽島): 43.1 km
2
* Dochodo (도초도, 都草島): 40.3 km
2
* Imjado (임자도, 荏子島): 43.2 km
2
*
Amtaedo (암태도, 岩泰島): 38.7 km
2
* Jeungdo (증도, 曾島): 37.2 km
2
* Jangsando (장산도, 長山島): 24.3 km
2
*
Heuksando (흑산도, 黑山島): 19.7 km
2
*
Hauido (하의도, 荷衣島): 16.1 km
2
*
Gageodo (가거도, 可居島): 9.2 km
2
*
Hongdo (홍도, 紅島): 6.47 km
2
*
Uido (): 10.7 km
2
Climate
Notable people from Sinan County
*
Kim Daejung (
Hangul
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: 김대중), Former
president of South Korea (born in Hauido)
*
Lee Sedol (
Hangul
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: 이세돌),
South Korean former professional
Go player
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of
9 dan rank (born in Bigeumdo)
*
Whanki Kim (
Hangul
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: 김환기), South Korean pioneering
abstract artist (born in Anjwado)
*
Jinwoo (Real Name: ''Kim Jin-woo'',
Hangul
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: 김진우), singer, dancer, model, actor and
K-pop idol, member of
K-pop
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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
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*
Mapo-gu,
South Korea
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*
Nowon-gu,
South Korea
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*
Ongjin,
South Korea
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*
Gyeongsan,
South Korea
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*
Gunpo,
South Korea
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*
Dawa,
China
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See also
*
Geography of South Korea
*
Shinan ship
*
Slavery on salt farms in Sinan County
References
External links
County government home page
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Counties of South Jeolla Province