Yeongdong County
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| Yeongdong 영동 永同 |
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| — County — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 영동군 | ||
| • Hanja | 永同郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | |||
| • McCune-Reischauer | |||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| 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 | ||
Yeongdong County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The county should not be confused with the similarly named Yeongdong region.
During the Korean War, this county was the site of the No Gun Ri incident.
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[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Chupungnyeong-myeon, Yeongdong (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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 (28) |
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) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 24.5 (0.965) |
34.5 (1.358) |
50.0 (1.969) |
69.6 (2.74) |
84.5 (3.327) |
146.3 (5.76) |
284.6 (11.205) |
244.5 (9.626) |
139.1 (5.476) |
43.9 (1.728) |
41.3 (1.626) |
24.2 (0.953) |
1,187.1 (46.736) |
| % 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 |
| Avg. 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 |
| 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 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1] | |||||||||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "평년값자료(1981−2010) 추풍령(135)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=135&norm=M&x=20&y=3&obs=0&mm=5&dd=1. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 36°10′30″N 127°46′35″E / 36.17500001°N 127.776388899°E
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