Sinan County, South Jeolla

Sinan

신안군
新安郡
Sinan 신안군; 新安郡
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.
	Flag Emblem of Sinan
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Province	South Jeolla
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 12 myeon
Area
• Total	655.68 km2 (253.16 sq mi)
Population (September 2024)
• Total	38,133
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla
Area code	+82-61-2xx

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.

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).

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 (읍) and twelve myeon (면).

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Area (km²)	Population (2021)^[6]
Jido-eup	지도읍	智島邑	79.85	4,226
Aphae-eup	압해읍	押海邑	67.55	5,795
Jeungdo-myeon	증도면	曾島面	33.68	1,463
Imja-myeon	임자면	荏子面	47.25	3,182
Jaeun-myeon	자은면	慈恩面	52.79	2,265
Bigeum-myeon	비금면	飛禽面	51.72	3,555
Docho-myeon	도초면	都草面	55.45	2,513
Heuksan-myeon	흑산면	黑山面	48.66	2,300
Haui-myeon	하의면	荷衣面	34.64	1,764
Sinui-myeon	신의면	新衣面	33.26	1,551
Jangsan-myeon	장산면	長山面	29.19	1,561
Anjwa-myeon	안좌면	安佐面	59.97	2,700
Palgeum-myeon	팔금면	八禽面	18.44	974
Amtae-myeon	암태면	岩泰面	43.23	2,043

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]

Climate

Climate data for Heuksando, Sinan (1997–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.5 (61.7)	22.0 (71.6)	23.3 (73.9)	25.7 (78.3)	28.8 (83.8)	30.1 (86.2)	32.8 (91.0)	34.9 (94.8)	31.1 (88.0)	28.0 (82.4)	22.6 (72.7)	18.5 (65.3)	34.9 (94.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.5 (41.9)	6.5 (43.7)	9.9 (49.8)	14.5 (58.1)	19.1 (66.4)	22.8 (73.0)	25.9 (78.6)	27.9 (82.2)	24.1 (75.4)	19.4 (66.9)	14.0 (57.2)	8.2 (46.8)	16.5 (61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.4 (38.1)	3.8 (38.8)	6.5 (43.7)	10.7 (51.3)	15.2 (59.4)	19.2 (66.6)	22.9 (73.2)	24.7 (76.5)	21.3 (70.3)	16.9 (62.4)	11.5 (52.7)	5.9 (42.6)	13.5 (56.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.5 (34.7)	1.8 (35.2)	3.9 (39.0)	7.8 (46.0)	12.3 (54.1)	16.6 (61.9)	20.6 (69.1)	22.5 (72.5)	19.4 (66.9)	15.1 (59.2)	9.5 (49.1)	3.9 (39.0)	11.2 (52.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−8.7 (16.3)	−5.9 (21.4)	−3.9 (25.0)	0.6 (33.1)	6.3 (43.3)	11.1 (52.0)	15.6 (60.1)	17.5 (63.5)	14.8 (58.6)	4.6 (40.3)	−0.2 (31.6)	−4.8 (23.4)	−8.7 (16.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23.0 (0.91)	32.8 (1.29)	50.8 (2.00)	88.8 (3.50)	96.7 (3.81)	157.5 (6.20)	208.1 (8.19)	211.2 (8.31)	120.5 (4.74)	58.7 (2.31)	46.1 (1.81)	33.1 (1.30)	1,127.3 (44.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.2	7.5	7.8	8.9	8.2	9.5	12.5	11.5	9.4	6.6	8.1	10.7	109.9
Average snowy days	9.0	5.1	1.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	7.5	24.2
Average relative humidity (%)	69.3	71.1	73.3	77.3	81.2	88.3	92.9	89.3	84.4	75.2	71.5	68.9	78.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	103.9	140.6	199.9	205.2	200.3	158.5	118.3	187.1	185.1	204.0	147.1	109.0	1,959
Percent possible sunshine	30.7	44.9	50.3	51.4	44.1	35.6	26.0	45.2	48.4	58.1	47.7	35.2	42.9
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010)^[8]^[9]^[10]

Notable people from Sinan County

Kim Daejung (Hangul: 김대중), Former president of South Korea (born in Hauido)
Lee Sedol (Hangul: 이세돌), South Korean former professional Go player of 9 dan rank (born in Bigeumdo)
Whanki Kim (Hangul: 김환기), South Korean pioneering abstract artist (born in Anjwado)
Jinwoo (Real Name: Kim Jin-woo, Hangul: 김진우), singer, dancer, model, actor and K-pop idol, member of K-pop boygroup WINNER (born in Imjado)
Cha Ryong (Hangul: 차룡), South Korean actor (born in Bigeumdo)

Twin towns – sister cities

Sinan is twinned with:

References

^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
^ "신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
^ "끝까지 반성 안하는 '섬마을여교사' 성폭행범에 징역 더 때린 '사이다' 판사". insight.co.kr. 30 January 2018.
^ "Female teachers to get emergency alert smart watches". Korea Times. 22 June 2016.
^ "Top court orders retrial of school teacher rape case". Korea Herald. 26 October 2017.
^ "주민등록". jumin.mois.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ 조, 혜종, "우이도 (牛耳島)", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 13 August 2024
^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

External links

County government home page

34°49′39″N 126°06′04″E / 34.827403°N 126.101146°E / 34.827403; 126.101146

[1] "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.

[encyber-2] "신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2008.

[3] "끝까지 반성 안하는 '섬마을여교사' 성폭행범에 징역 더 때린 '사이다' 판사". insight.co.kr. 30 January 2018.

[4] "Female teachers to get emergency alert smart watches". Korea Times. 22 June 2016.

[5] "Top court orders retrial of school teacher rape case". Korea Herald. 26 October 2017.

[6] "주민등록". jumin.mois.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[:02-7] 조, 혜종, "우이도 (牛耳島)", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 13 August 2024

[KMA-8] "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[KMAextremes-9] 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[KMAnormals-10] "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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