Sinan County, South Jeolla

For the county in China, see Sinan County, Guizhou.
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.
A town in Heuksando, one of the islands in Sinan county.
Flag of Sinan
Flag
Official logo of Sinan
Emblem of Sinan
Location in South Korea
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
 (2001)
 • Total 53,150
 • 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. 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 in 2016.

Administrative divisions

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

Name Hangul Hanja Area (km2) Population (2021)
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

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)
Climate data for Aphaedo, Sinan (1999–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7) 		7.1
(44.8) 		11.6
(52.9) 		17.2
(63.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		30.5
(86.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		21.3
(70.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		18.3
(64.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		2.9
(37.2) 		6.8
(44.2) 		12.1
(53.8) 		17.4
(63.3) 		21.6
(70.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		26.4
(79.5) 		22.3
(72.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		10.4
(50.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		13.9
(57.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		2.7
(36.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		22.4
(72.3) 		23.5
(74.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		12.7
(54.9) 		6.5
(43.7) 		0.5
(32.9) 		10.4
(50.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.5
(0.93) 		33.6
(1.32) 		53.7
(2.11) 		80.9
(3.19) 		86.5
(3.41) 		121.7
(4.79) 		230.7
(9.08) 		209.4
(8.24) 		141.9
(5.59) 		69.2
(2.72) 		41.6
(1.64) 		32.1
(1.26) 		1,124.8
(44.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.4 5.6 7.1 7.6 7.4 7.5 11.5 10.3 7.9 5.1 7.0 8.1 91.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration

Notable people from Sinan County

Twin towns – sister cities

Sinan is twinned with:

See also