Jangsu
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For the king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo, see Jangsu of Goguryeo.
For the province in China, see Jiangsu.
| Jangsu 장수 |
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| — County — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 장수군 | ||
| • Hanja | 長水郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Jangsu-gun | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Changsu-gun | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Honam | ||
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 6 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 533.64 km2 (206.04 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 26,463 | ||
| • Density | 49.6/km2 (128/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Jeolla | ||
Jangsu County (Jangsu-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Jangsu is not to be confused with Sangju, in North Gyeongsang Province, when you write. It is well known for Jangsu-Galbi.
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[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Jangsu (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−1 (30) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 33.7 (1.327) |
46.9 (1.846) |
59.6 (2.346) |
88.9 (3.5) |
109.2 (4.299) |
189.2 (7.449) |
333.6 (13.134) |
335.5 (13.209) |
144.8 (5.701) |
44.5 (1.752) |
44.2 (1.74) |
34.2 (1.346) |
1,464.3 (57.65) |
| % humidity | 72.9 | 70.5 | 67.7 | 64.3 | 68.4 | 75.4 | 81.0 | 81.4 | 79.7 | 76.2 | 74.9 | 74.2 | 73.9 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.9 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 116.4 |
| Sunshine hours | 152.6 | 171.4 | 195.1 | 219.5 | 222.5 | 180.2 | 145.7 | 154.9 | 163.6 | 187.7 | 158.1 | 144.9 | 2,092.0 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Sister cities
Jangsu is twinned with:
Anyang, South Korea (1996)- Hapcheon, South Korea (1999)
- Jinhae-gu, South Korea (1999)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "평년값자료(1981−2010) 장수(248)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=248&norm=M&x=31&y=6&obs=0&mm=5&dd=7. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 35°38′47″N 127°31′10″E / 35.6463888989°N 127.519444454°E
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