Jecheon
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| Jecheon 제천 堤川 |
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| — Municipal City — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 제천시 | ||
| • Hanja | 堤川市 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Jecheon-si | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Chech'ŏn-si | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Hoseo | ||
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 7 myeon, 9 dong | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 882.47 km2 (340.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011.01.04) | |||
| • Total | 137,147 | ||
| • Density | 157.3/km2 (407.4/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Chungcheong | ||
Jecheon is a city in Chungcheongbuk-do (province), South Korea. The city is a major railway junction (transportation mecca) , served by the Jungang, Chungbuk and Taebaek Lines. Jecheon has scenic surroundings and several tourist spots like the Uirimji Reservoir, Cheongpung Lake and Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex. It is also the home of Semyung University.
word Je(堤) means Dam and cheon(川) means River.
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[edit] Location
Jecheon City is located in the northern part of Chungcheongbuk-do (province) bordering Mungyeong City to the south, Wonju City and Yeongwol-gun to the north. It is well-known for its beautiful mountains and lake environments.[1]
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Jecheon (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−8 (18) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 24.7 (0.972) |
29.4 (1.157) |
56.0 (2.205) |
76.1 (2.996) |
102.1 (4.02) |
154.2 (6.071) |
373.5 (14.705) |
293.7 (11.563) |
161.1 (6.343) |
51.5 (2.028) |
42.4 (1.669) |
23.0 (0.906) |
1,387.8 (54.638) |
| % humidity | 69.4 | 66.4 | 63.8 | 58.1 | 64.0 | 69.6 | 78.5 | 77.1 | 75.3 | 72.8 | 70.9 | 71.1 | 69.8 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.2 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 107 |
| Sunshine hours | 165.1 | 163.4 | 193.0 | 216.1 | 231.3 | 211.7 | 160.6 | 181.8 | 176.9 | 194.5 | 153.8 | 154.4 | 2,204.6 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [2] | |||||||||||||
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Official page
- ^ "평년값자료(1981−2010) 제천(221)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=221&norm=M&x=32&y=4&obs=0&mm=5&dd=1. Retrieved 2011−05−01.
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Coordinates: 37°08′N 128°13′E / 37.133°N 128.217°E
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