Sinan County, South Jeolla
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Sinan
신안군 Tân an quận | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 신안군 |
| • Hanja | TânAnQuận |
| •Revised Romanization | Sinan-gun |
| •McCune-Reischauer | Sinan-gun |
 A town inHeuksando,one of the islands in Sinan county. | |
 Flag  Emblem of Sinan | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Province | South Jeolla |
| Administrative divisions | 2eup,12myeon |
| 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 spelledShinan) is acountyinSouth 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), andHeuksando(19.7 km2). The sea area is acontinental shelfwith less than 15 meter in depth.[1]Sinan County is known for its specialities:Skate (fish)and Cheonilyeom (천일염, a Korean type ofsea salt).
History
[edit]In 1975, the shipwreck of a 14-th century ship between China and Japan was discovered in Sinan, known asShinan ship.
Crime
[edit]Crime flourish in the more remote parts of Sinan islands. The more notable cases included theslavery on salt farms in Sinan Countyin 2014 and theSinan County parents raping teacher casein 2016.[2][3][4]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Sinan County has twoeup(읍) and twelvemyeon(면).
| Name | Hangul | Hanja | Area (km2) | Population (2021)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jido-eup | 지도읍 | Trí đảo ấp | 79.85 | 4,226 |
| Aphae-eup | 압해읍 | Áp hải ấp | 67.55 | 5,795 |
| Jeungdo-myeon | 증도면 | Tằng đảo diện | 33.68 | 1,463 |
| Imja-myeon | 임자면 | Nhẫm tử diện | 47.25 | 3,182 |
| Jaeun-myeon | 자은면 | Từ ân diện | 52.79 | 2,265 |
| Bigeum-myeon | 비금면 | Phi cầm diện | 51.72 | 3,555 |
| Docho-myeon | 도초면 | Đô thảo diện | 55.45 | 2,513 |
| Heuksan-myeon | 흑산면 | Hắc sơn diện | 48.66 | 2,300 |
| Haui-myeon | 하의면 | Hà y diện | 34.64 | 1,764 |
| Sinui-myeon | 신의면 | Tân y diện | 33.26 | 1,551 |
| Jangsan-myeon | 장산면 | Trường sơn diện | 29.19 | 1,561 |
| Anjwa-myeon | 안좌면 | An tá diện | 59.97 | 2,700 |
| Palgeum-myeon | 팔금면 | Bát cầm diện | 18.44 | 974 |
| Amtae-myeon | 암태면 | Nham thái diện | 43.23 | 2,043 |
Islands
[edit]- Anjwado (안좌도, an tá đảo ): 45.2 km2
- Aphaedo (압해도, áp hải đảo ): 44.3 km2
- Bigeumdo (비금도, phi cầm đảo ): 43.1 km2
- Dochodo (도초도, đô thảo đảo ): 40.3 km2
- Imjado (임자도, nhẫm tử đảo ): 43.2 km2
- Amtaedo(암태도, nham thái đảo ): 38.7 km2
- Jeungdo (증도, tằng đảo ): 37.2 km2
- Jangsando (장산도, trường sơn đảo ): 24.3 km2
- Heuksando(흑산도, hắc sơn đảo ): 19.7 km2
- Hauido(하의도, hà y đảo ): 16.1 km2
- Gageodo(가거도, khả cư đảo ): 9.2 km2
- Hongdo(홍도, hồng đảo ): 6.47 km2
- Uido(우이도;Ngưu nhĩ đảo): 10.7 km2[6]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data forHeuksando,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) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (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 |
| Averagerelative 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 monthlysunshine 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 |
| Percentpossible 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)[7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
Notable people from Sinan County
[edit]- Kim Daejung(Hangul:김대중), Formerpresident of South Korea(born in Hauido)
- Lee Sedol(Hangul:이세돌),South Koreanformer professionalGoplayerof9 dan rank(born in Bigeumdo)
- Whanki Kim(Hangul:김환기), South Korean pioneeringabstract artist(born in Anjwado)
- Jinwoo(Real Name:Kim Jin-woo,Hangul:김진우), singer, dancer, model, actor andK-pop idol,member ofK-popboygroupWINNER(born in Imjado)
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Sinan istwinnedwith:
- Gangnam-gu,South Korea
- Mapo-gu,South Korea
- Nowon-gu,South Korea
- Ongjin,South Korea
- Gyeongsan,South Korea
- Gunpo,South Korea
Dawa,China
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"신안군 (Sinan-gun tân an quận )"(in Korean).Doosan Encyclopedia.Archived fromthe originalon 22 January 2013.Retrieved11 May2008.
- ^"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).Archivedfrom the original on 18 May 2023.Retrieved27 June2023.
- ^조, 혜종,"우이도 ( ngưu nhĩ đảo )",Encyclopedia of Korean Culture(in Korean),Academy of Korean Studies,retrieved13 August2024
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)"(PDF)(in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 January 2022.Retrieved4 April2022.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회(in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration.Retrieved4 April2022.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea"(PDF).Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 December 2016.Retrieved8 December2016.
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