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Sinan County, South Jeolla

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Sinan County (sometimes spelled Shinan) 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.

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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.[2] Sinan County is known for its specialities: Skate (fish) and Cheonilyeom (천일염, a Korean type of sea salt).

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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 Sinan County parents raping teacher case [ko] in 2016.[3][4][5]

Administrative divisions

Sinan County has two eup () and twelve myeon ().

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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
  • Uido (우이도; 牛耳島): 10.7 km2[7]
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Climate

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Notable people from Sinan County

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Twin towns – sister cities

Sinan is twinned with:

See also

References

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