Sancheong County

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Sancheong
산청군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Sancheong-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Sanch'ŏng-gun
Official logo of Sancheong
Emblem of Sancheong
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon
Area
 • Total 794.59 km2 (306.79 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 39,863
 • Density 50.2/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gyeongsang

Sancheong County (Sancheong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Climate

Climate data for Sancheong (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
8.4
(47.1)
13.4
(56.1)
20.0
(68)
24.6
(76.3)
27.5
(81.5)
29.5
(85.1)
30.3
(86.5)
26.6
(79.9)
21.9
(71.4)
14.9
(58.8)
8.7
(47.7)
19.3
(66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
2.0
(35.6)
6.6
(43.9)
12.7
(54.9)
17.5
(63.5)
21.4
(70.5)
24.6
(76.3)
25.0
(77)
20.2
(68.4)
14.0
(57.2)
7.6
(45.7)
2.1
(35.8)
12.8
(55)
Average low °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5)
−3.4
(25.9)
0.6
(33.1)
5.9
(42.6)
11.0
(51.8)
16.4
(61.5)
20.9
(69.6)
21.2
(70.2)
15.7
(60.3)
8.2
(46.8)
1.9
(35.4)
−3.1
(26.4)
7.6
(45.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28.4
(1.118)
43.9
(1.728)
68.5
(2.697)
97.5
(3.839)
104.3
(4.106)
193.9
(7.634)
324.8
(12.787)
366.9
(14.445)
222.3
(8.752)
48.3
(1.902)
38.5
(1.516)
19.3
(0.76)
1,556.6
(61.283)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.9 5.5 7.3 8.3 8.7 9.5 14.1 13.4 8.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 94.4
Average relative humidity (%) 58.5 58.7 59.0 58.7 64.1 71.3 78.4 78.1 76.1 70.0 65.3 60.9 66.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 172.9 178.3 207.6 224.2 231.6 189.8 171.3 176.4 169.0 197.2 163.5 161.1 2,244.4
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

Twin towns – Sister cities

Sancheong is twinned with:

See also

References

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External links

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