Wando
| Wando 완도 |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 완도군 | ||
| • Hanja | 莞島郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Wando-gun | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Wando-gun | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Honam | ||
| Administrative divisions | 3 eup, 9 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 391.81 km2 (151.28 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 66,978 | ||
| • Density | 179/km2 (460/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Jeolla | ||
Wando County (Wando-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat. Wando island is perhaps most famous for Cheonghaejin, the former headquarters of Jang Bogo, a 9th century Korean historical figure whose private fleet and army dominated the sea routes in the Yellow Sea. Wando's most famous native in modern times is champion golfer K.J. Choi.
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[edit] Districts
| Classification | Area (km2) | Units | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wando-eup | 54.11 | 8,089 | 19,761 |
| Geumil-eup | 28.14 | 1,945 | 4,033 |
| Nohwa-eup | 31.94 | 2,545 | 5,780 |
| Gunwae-myun | 42.78 | 1,889 | 3,732 |
| Shinji-myun | 31.31 | 1,822 | 3,874 |
| Gogeum-myun | 46.38 | 2,263 | 4,651 |
| Yaksan-myun | 28.80 | 1,28 | 2,586 |
| Chungsan-myun | 41.88 | 1,319 | 2,613 |
| Soan-myun | 28.37 | 1,4 | 3,021 |
| Geumdang-myun | 14.22 | 560 | 1,184 |
| Bogil-myun | 32.54 | 1,141 | 2,819 |
| Saengil-myun | 15.07 | 492 | 945 |
| Total | 395.54 | 24,745 | 54,999 |
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Wando (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 34.2 (1.346) |
52.8 (2.079) |
95.5 (3.76) |
119.2 (4.693) |
135.4 (5.331) |
243.0 (9.567) |
285.7 (11.248) |
243.6 (9.591) |
182.1 (7.169) |
56.5 (2.224) |
57.2 (2.252) |
27.4 (1.079) |
1,532.7 (60.343) |
| % humidity | 67.0 | 66.4 | 66.4 | 67.5 | 73.0 | 80.0 | 85.6 | 82.2 | 76.5 | 69.5 | 68.6 | 67.9 | 72.5 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.2 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 110.1 |
| Sunshine hours | 149.1 | 156.9 | 181.0 | 203.6 | 206.5 | 159.0 | 145.7 | 183.2 | 166.1 | 203.8 | 163.0 | 149.0 | 2,066.7 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Speciality
Gim is the most well produced good in the Wando area. Laver farming goes back 200 years, and with 22%, Wando is the biggest area of whole production. In 2006, Wando exported about 2.3 million tons of green laver to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.[2]
[edit] Sister cities
Wando is twinned with:
Gangdong-gu, South Korea- Nowon-gu, South Korea
- Yeonsu-gu, South Korea
- Cheonan, South Korea
Rongcheng, China
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "평년값자료(1981−2010) 완도(170)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=170&norm=M&x=29&y=7&obs=0&mm=5&dd=2. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ "'김의 고장' 완도서 햇김 본격 출하". Newsis. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=003&aid=0000637124. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 34°19′N 126°45′E / 34.317°N 126.75°E
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