After 1895 (32nd year of King Gojong in the Joseon dynasty) it came to be called as Haenam-gun, and became the biggest county in Jeonnam.

Haenam is attracting attention with its birth rate more than double the average in South Korea.

[6] Haenam faces Gangjin to the east, Yeongam to the north, Jindo and Wando to the west and south across the sea.

Before, Jeju was the only place to grow hallabong but many counties in Jeonnam started to cultivate this breed, which is largely owing to the greenhouse effect.

[12] The next term president, Lee Myung-bak designated three areas as the huge triangle region of Honam.