Buyeo County
| Buyeo 부여 扶餘 |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 부여군 | ||
| • Hanja | 扶餘郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Buyeo-gun | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Puyŏ-gun | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Hoseo | ||
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 15 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 624.58 km2 (241.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| • Total | 95,213 | ||
| • Density | 152.4/km2 (394.7/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Chungcheong | ||
Buyeo County (Buyeo-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Buyeo-eup, the county's capital, was the site of the capital of the Baekje kingdom from AD 538 to 660, when it was called Sabi.
Famous people associated with Buyeo County in more recent times include noted stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo Suk.
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[edit] Geography
Buyeo is located at the southern area of Chungcheongnam-do, the heart of the Korean peninsula, and has the same longitude as Wyndham, Australia and the same latitude as Tokyo.[1]
In the time of Baekje (during the Three Kingdoms Era), the capital was moved to present-day Buyeo County (they called Sabi) ascribed to narrowness of the former capital (which was near present-day Seoul). A fortress called Garimseong was constructed for defending the new capital.[2]
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Buyeo (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7 (19) |
−5 (23) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 28.8 (1.134) |
34.1 (1.343) |
56.1 (2.209) |
76.1 (2.996) |
99.2 (3.906) |
166.2 (6.543) |
319.6 (12.583) |
283.0 (11.142) |
152.3 (5.996) |
53.1 (2.091) |
53.2 (2.094) |
27.4 (1.079) |
1,349.2 (53.118) |
| % humidity | 73.0 | 69.0 | 66.9 | 65.2 | 69.3 | 74.2 | 81.1 | 79.7 | 77.1 | 74.7 | 73.9 | 75.1 | 73.3 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 103.2 |
| Sunshine hours | 179.2 | 187.9 | 223.9 | 245.1 | 256.2 | 229.0 | 195.4 | 220.8 | 212.9 | 220.6 | 169.9 | 167.7 | 2,518.6 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [3] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Baekje Cultural Festival
Buyeo county has held cultural festival featuring ancient Baekje's history which was bloomed in Buyeo and its neighborhood area since 1955 by residents themselves. From 1965, province officially announced to take place Baekje cultural memorial.[4]
Main events of festival include memorial as ancient history showing traditional costumes and marching. That concerns specially for the great work of 6 Kings of Sabi era and to applaud the loyalty of 3 loyal subjects.[5] This festival was appointed as one of the national best festivals in 2007.[6]
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
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- ^ http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20071115023006 [서동철 전문기자의 비뚜로 보는 문화재] (44) 부여 성흥산 대조사 석불입상 Retrieved on 2008-01-23
- ^ "평년값자료(1981-2010) 부여(236)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=236&norm=M&x=22&y=7&obs=0&mm=5&dd=21. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
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- ^ Baekje Festival nominated national festival 백제문화제 국가지정 축제 선정 Daejeon Ilbo 2007-12-28 Retrieved 2008-01-26
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Coordinates: 36°16′55″N 126°54′45″E / 36.2819444544°N 126.91250001°E
