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Sinan County, South Jeolla

Sinan
신안군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Sinan-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Sinan-gun
A town in Heuksando, one of the islands in Sinan county.
A town in Heuksando, one of the islands in Sinan county.
Official logo of Sinan
Emblem of Sinan
Location in South Korea
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

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 / 34.827403; 126.101146



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