Sinan 신안군 |
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Korean transcription(s) | ||
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• Revised Romanization | Sinan-gun | |
• McCune-Reischauer | Sinan-gun | |
A town in Heuksando, one of the islands in Sinan county.
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Location in South Korea |
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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 |
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. 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.
Sinan is twinned with:
Coordinates: 34°49′39″N 126°06′04″E / 34.827403°N 126.101146°E