# Sinan County, South Jeolla

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 km$^2$), Aphaedo (44.3 km$^2$), Bigeumdo (43.1 km$^2$), Dochodo (40.3 km$^2$), Imjado (43.2 km$^2$), Amtaedo (38.7 km$^2$), Jeungdo (37.2 km$^2$), Jangsando (24.3 km$^2$), Haui-do (16.1 km$^2$), and Heuksando (19.7 km$^2$). 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 [ko] in 2016.

## Administrative divisions

Sinan County has two eup (읍) and twelve myeon (면).
| Name | Hangul | Hanja | Area (km$^2$) | 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 km$^2$
* Aphaedo (압해도, 押海島): 44.3 km$^2$
* Bigeumdo (비금도, 飛禽島): 43.1 km$^2$
* Dochodo (도초도, 都草島): 40.3 km$^2$
* Imjado (임자도, 荏子島): 43.2 km$^2$
* Amtaedo (암태도, 岩泰島): 38.7 km$^2$
* Jeungdo (증도, 曾島): 37.2 km$^2$
* Jangsando (장산도, 長山島): 24.3 km$^2$
* Heuksando (흑산도, 黑山島): 19.7 km$^2$
* Hauido (하의도, 荷衣島): 16.1 km$^2$
* Gageodo (가거도, 可居島): 9.2 km$^2$
* Hongdo (홍도, 紅島): 6.47 km$^2$
* Uido (우이도; 牛耳島): 10.7 km$^2$

## 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) ||||||||||||||

## 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:
* Gangnam-gu, South Korea
* Mapo-gu, South Korea
* Nowon-gu, South Korea
* Ongjin, South Korea
* Gyeongsan, South Korea
* Gunpo, South Korea
* Dawa, China