Yeongdong County
Yeongdong
영동군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 영동군 |
| • Hanja | 永同郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongdong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngdong-gun |
 Emblem of Yeongdong | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| 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 Massacre.
Climate
| Climate data for Chupungnyeong-myeon, Yeongdong (1981–2010, extremes 1935–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) | −2.0 (28.4) |
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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.5 (0.96) |
34.5 (1.36) |
50.0 (1.97) |
69.6 (2.74) |
84.5 (3.33) |
146.3 (5.76) |
284.6 (11.20) |
244.5 (9.63) |
139.1 (5.48) |
43.9 (1.73) |
41.3 (1.63) |
24.2 (0.95) |
1,187.1 (46.74) |
| Average 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 |
| Average snowy days | 10.6 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 33.0 |
| Average relative 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 |
| Mean monthly 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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56.3 | 56.5 | 52.9 | 55.0 | 52.0 | 41.6 | 32.5 | 37.6 | 44.5 | 57.9 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 48.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1][2][3] (percent sunshine and snowy days)[4] | |||||||||||||
Tourist spot
8 Scenic Sites of Hancheon[5]
- Wollyu-bong
- Sanyang-byeok
- Cheonghak-gul
- Yongyeon-dae
- Naengcheon-jeong
- Beopjon-am
- Sagung-bong
- Hwaeon-ak
Twin towns – sister cities
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Yeongdong is twinned with:
Domestic
- Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
- Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Osan, Gyeonggi
International
Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China
Dumaguete, Philippines
See also
References
- ^ "평년값자료(1981-2010) 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최고기온 (℃) 최고순위, 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최저기온 (℃) 최고순위, 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "8 Scenic Sites of Hancheon".
