Sinan County, South Jeolla

Sinan 신안군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	신안군
• Hanja	新安郡
• Revised Romanization	Sinan-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Sinan-gun
A town in Heuksando, one of the islands in Sinan county.
Emblem of Sinan
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 12 myeon
Area
• Total	655.68 km2 (253.16 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	53,150
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla
Area code	+82-61-2xx

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.

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

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
• Dawa, China

See also

• Geography of South Korea
• Jeolla
• Slavery on salt farms in Sinan County

External links

• County government home page