Sinan, South Jeolla
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| Sinan 신안 |
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| • Hangul | 신안군 | ||
| • Hanja | 新安郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Sinan-gun | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sinan-gun | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Honam | ||
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 13 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 653.13 km2 (252.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 53,150 | ||
| • Density | 81/km2 (209.8/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Jeolla | ||
Sinan County (Sinan-gun) is a county in the province of Jeollanam-do, 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㎢), Aphaedo (44.3㎢), Bigeumdo (43.1㎢), Dochodo (40.3㎢), Imjado (43.2㎢), Amtaedo (38.7㎢), Jeungdo (37.2㎢), Jangsando (24.3㎢), Haeuido (16.1㎢), and Heuksando (19.7㎢). The sea area is a continental shelf with less than 15 meter in depth. [1]
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[edit] Islands
- Anjwado (안좌도 安佐島:45.2㎢)
- Aphaedo (압해도 押海島:44.3㎢)
- Bigeumdo (비금도 飛禽島:43.1㎢)
- Dochodo (도초도 都草島:40.3㎢)
- Imjado (임자도 荏子島:43.2㎢)
- Amtaedo (암태도 岩泰島:38.7㎢)
- Jeungdo (증도 曾島:37.2㎢)
- Jangsando (장산도 長山島:24.3㎢)
- Haeuido (하의도 荷衣島:16.1㎢)
- Heuksando (흑산도 黑山島:19.7㎢)
- Hongdo (홍도 紅島 6.47㎢)
[edit] Sister cities
Sinan is twinned with:
Gangnam-gu, South Korea- Mapo-gu, South Korea
- Nowon-gu, South Korea
- Ongjin, South Korea
- Gyeongsan, South Korea
Dawa, China
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=101987&contentno=101987. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
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Coordinates: 34°34′00″N 126°37′00″E / 34.5666666767°N 126.616666677°E
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