Jangheung County
Jangheung
장흥군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 장흥군 |
| • Hanja | 長興郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Jangheung-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Changhŭng-gun |
 Emblem of Jangheung | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 3 eup, 7 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 617.96 km2 (238.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 53,392 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
Jangheung County (Jangheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Slow city
In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia.
Spot for filming
Festival (1996) was filmed in Jangheung county by director Im Kwon-taek.[1]
Eulalia
Jangheung's Cheonkwan Mt. is known for its scenery and eulalias. These plants reach full height around mid-September and until October.[2]
Symbols
- Bird : Dove
- Flower : Azalea
- Tree : Camellia
Special products
The county is known for its production of Shiitake mushrooms.[3]
Eeco-friendly cultivation methods are used county-wide to raise crops used in Korean medicine. Jangheung county received an official award in 2006 for growing high-quality crops.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Jangheung (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.6 (1.17) |
45.0 (1.77) |
73.0 (2.87) |
101.4 (3.99) |
125.2 (4.93) |
219.0 (8.62) |
290.9 (11.45) |
306.5 (12.07) |
191.7 (7.55) |
44.5 (1.75) |
52.6 (2.07) |
26.2 (1.03) |
1,505.6 (59.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.5 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 107.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68.2 | 66.7 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 71.0 | 75.8 | 82.1 | 80.2 | 77.3 | 71.9 | 70.5 | 70.0 | 72.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 152.7 | 159.5 | 188.1 | 208.7 | 217.3 | 169.5 | 145.6 | 179.0 | 166.7 | 197.2 | 161.1 | 150.4 | 2,095.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[5] | |||||||||||||
Tourist spot
- Vivi Ecotopia
Sister cities
Haiyan, Taishan, China
Dongjak-gu, Seoul South Korea since 1997- Yeongdo-gu, Busan, South Korea[6]
- Bundang, South Korea
See also
- Cittaslow(Slow city)
- List of Korea-related topics
References
- ^ Southern point of Namdo - Spring is coming into barley fields 남도의 끝자락… 보리밭 사잇길로 봄이 온다 헤럴드경제 2008.01.18 http://www.heraldbiz.com/SITE/data/html_dir/2008/01/18/200801180011.asp
- ^ The blooming eulalia in Jangheung 장흥 천관산에 억새 활짝 Seoul Shinmun 2007-09-12 http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20070912011005
- ^ County official page
- ^ Jangheung officially acknowledged best region for eco-friendly farming 장흥군, 친환경농업 전국최고 공식인정 Yeonhap news 2006.12.18 (kor) http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LPOD&mid=etc&oid=098&aid=0000194033
- ^ "평년값자료(1981–2010) 장흥(260)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/(kor)[permanent dead link] 자매결연도시
