Sinan County, South Jeolla

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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  (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.^[1] Sinan County is known for its specialities: Skate (fish) and Cheonilyeom (천일염, a Korean type of sea salt).