Yeongdong County
Yeongdong County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The county should not be confused with the similarly named Yeongdong region.
Yeongdong
영동군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 영동군 |
| • Hanja | 永同郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongdong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngdong-gun |
 Emblem of Yeongdong | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Hoseo |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 10 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 845.01 km2 (326.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 57,424 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong |
During the Korean War, this county was the site of the No Gun Ri Massacre.
Climate
| Climate data for Chupungnyeong-myeon, Yeongdong (1981–2010, extremes 1935–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.5 (0.96) |
34.5 (1.36) |
50.0 (1.97) |
69.6 (2.74) |
84.5 (3.33) |
146.3 (5.76) |
284.6 (11.20) |
244.5 (9.63) |
139.1 (5.48) |
43.9 (1.73) |
41.3 (1.63) |
24.2 (0.95) |
1,187.1 (46.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 115.5 |
| Average snowy days | 10.6 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 33.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61.8 | 59.8 | 58.3 | 55.9 | 63.1 | 71.6 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 77.9 | 71.1 | 66.7 | 63.9 | 67.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.3 | 173.0 | 196.0 | 216.5 | 227.4 | 182.2 | 144.6 | 157.9 | 165.8 | 202.2 | 170.2 | 166.3 | 2,176.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56.3 | 56.5 | 52.9 | 55.0 | 52.0 | 41.6 | 32.5 | 37.6 | 44.5 | 57.9 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 48.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1][2][3] (percent sunshine and snowy days)[4] | |||||||||||||
Tourist spot
8 Scenic Sites of Hancheon[5]
- Wollyu-bong
- Sanyang-byeok
- Cheonghak-gul
- Yongyeon-dae
- Naengcheon-jeong
- Beopjon-am
- Sagung-bong
- Hwaeon-ak
Twin towns – sister cities
Yeongdong is twinned with:
Domestic
- Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
- Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Osan, Gyeonggi
International
Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China
Dumaguete, Philippines
See also
References
- "평년값자료(1981-2010) 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최고기온 (℃) 최고순위, 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최저기온 (℃) 최고순위, 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "8 Scenic Sites of Hancheon".
External links
- Yeongdong County government home page (in English)
- Yeongdong County government home page (in Korean)
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