Sinan County, South Jeolla


Sinan County 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, Aphaedo, Bigeumdo, Dochodo, Imjado, Amtaedo, Jeungdo, Jangsando, Haui-do, and Heuksando. 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.

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.
NameHangulHanjaArea Population
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

  • 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
  • Heuksando : 19.7 km2
  • Hauido : 16.1 km2
  • Gageodo : 9.2 km2
  • Hongdo : 6.47 km2
  • Uido : 10.7 km2

    Climate

Notable people from Sinan County

Sinan is twinned with: