Sinan County, South Jeolla
| Sinan 신안군 | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | ||
| Korean transcription(s) | ||
| • Hangul | 신안군 | |
| • Hanja | 新安郡 | |
| • Revised Romanization | Sinan-gun | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sinan-gun | |
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A town in Heuksando, one of the island in Sinan county. | ||
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 Location in South Korea | ||
| Country |
 South Korea | |
| Region | Honam | |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 13 myeon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 653.13 km2 (252.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 53,150 | |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| • Dialect | 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㎢), Aphaedo (44.3㎢), Bigeumdo (43.1㎢), Dochodo (40.3㎢), Imjado (43.2㎢), Amtaedo (38.7㎢), Jeungdo (37.2㎢), Jangsando (24.3㎢), Haui-do (16.1㎢), and Heuksando (19.7㎢). The sea area is a continental shelf with less than 15 meter in depth.[1] Sinan County is known for its specialities - Skate (fish) and Cheonilyeom(천일염). Cheonilyeom is a kind of salt. However, some salt farm workers had beaten, exploited and not paid their labours. In 2014, enslaveries on Sinan County's salt farms were discovered.
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㎢)
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
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Dawa, China
See also
References
- ↑ "신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
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Coordinates: 34°49′39″N 126°06′04″E / 34.827403°N 126.101146°E