Yeongdong County
Yeongdong
영동군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 영동군 |
| • Hanja | 永同郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongdong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngdong-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Yeongdong | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Hoseo |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 10 myeon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeong Yeong-chul(정영철)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 846.02 km2 (326.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2024[2]) | |
• Total | 43,680 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong |
Yeongdong County (Korean: 영동군) 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
[edit]Yeongdong has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.
| Climate data for Chupungnyeong, Yeongdong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
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) | 2.9 (37.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
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) | 24.1 (0.95) |
34.2 (1.35) |
52.9 (2.08) |
80.3 (3.16) |
80.1 (3.15) |
136.6 (5.38) |
260.7 (10.26) |
263.9 (10.39) |
135.6 (5.34) |
58.1 (2.29) |
43.0 (1.69) |
25.8 (1.02) |
1,195.3 (47.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 116 |
| 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 (%) | 60.6 | 57.2 | 55.6 | 54.6 | 61.3 | 70.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 77.1 | 71.0 | 65.9 | 62.8 | 66.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.1 | 179.3 | 206.7 | 217.5 | 234.6 | 184.9 | 145.9 | 156.9 | 167.1 | 201.1 | 167.2 | 168.7 | 2,206 |
| 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 (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
Tourist spot
[edit]8 Scenic Sites of Hancheon[6]
- Wollyu-bong
- Sanyang-byeok
- Cheonghak-gul
- Yongyeon-dae
- Naengcheon-jeong
- Beopjon-am
- Sagung-bong
- Hwaeon-ak
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit] |
Yeongdong is twinned with:
Domestic
[edit]- Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
- Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Osan, Gyeonggi
International
[edit]
Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China
Dumaguete, Philippines
Alameda, United States of America
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yeongdong County mayor". Yeongdong County. 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "8 Scenic Sites of Hancheon".
