Wando County
Wando
완도군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 완도군 |
| • Hanja | 莞島郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Wando-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Wando-gun |
 Emblem of Wando | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| 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.
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 |
Speciality
The best Gim is produced in the Wando area. Laver farming goes back 200 years, and with 22%, Wando is the biggest production area. In 2006, Wando exported about 2.3 million tons of green laver to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Wando (1981–2010, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.9 (98.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.2 (1.35) |
52.8 (2.08) |
95.5 (3.76) |
119.2 (4.69) |
135.4 (5.33) |
243.0 (9.57) |
285.7 (11.25) |
243.6 (9.59) |
182.1 (7.17) |
56.5 (2.22) |
57.2 (2.25) |
27.4 (1.08) |
1,532.7 (60.34) |
| Average 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 |
| Average snowy days | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 18.5 |
| Average relative 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 |
| Mean monthly 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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47.4 | 50.8 | 48.8 | 52.0 | 47.8 | 36.8 | 33.1 | 44.0 | 44.6 | 58.0 | 52.2 | 48.5 | 46.5 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2][3][4] (percent sunshine and snowy days)[5] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
Wando is twinned with:
Gangdong-gu, South Korea- Nowon-gu, South Korea
- Yeonsu-gu, South Korea
- Cheonan, South Korea
Rongcheng, China
See also
References
- ^ "'김의 고장' 완도서 햇김 본격 출하". Newsis. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ "평년값자료(1981–2010) 완도(170)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최고기온 (℃) 최고순위, 완도(170)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최저기온 (℃) 최고순위, 완도(170)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
