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.
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 |
During the Korean War, this county was the site of the No Gun Ri Massacre.
Climate
editYeongdong 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
edit8 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
editYeongdong 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
editReferences
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".