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Sinan
신안군
新安郡
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul신안군
 • Hanja新安郡
 • Revised RomanizationSinan-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerSinan-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
ProvinceSouth Jeolla
Administrative divisions2 eup, 12 myeon
Area
 • Total655.68 km2 (253.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total53,150
 • Density81/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.[1] 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.[2][3][4]

Administrative divisions

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

Name Hangul Hanja Area (km2) Population (2021)[5]
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

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)[6][7][8]
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[6]

Notable people from Sinan County

Twin towns – sister cities

Sinan is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "신안군 (Sinan-gun 新安郡)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  2. ^ "끝까지 반성 안하는 '섬마을여교사' 성폭행범에 징역 더 때린 '사이다' 판사". insight.co.kr. 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Female teachers to get emergency alert smart watches". Korea Times. 22 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Top court orders retrial of school teacher rape case". Korea Herald. 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "주민등록". jumin.mois.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

External links

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