Yeongdong County
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| Yeongdong 영동군 |
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| County | ||
| Korean transcription(s) | ||
| • Hangul | 영동군 | |
| • Hanja | 永同郡 | |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongdong-gun | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngdong-gun | |
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| Location in South Korea Location in South Korea |
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| 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) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
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) |
| Average low °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) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.5 (0.965) |
34.5 (1.358) |
50.0 (1.969) |
69.6 (2.74) |
84.5 (3.327) |
146.3 (5.76) |
284.6 (11.205) |
244.5 (9.626) |
139.1 (5.476) |
43.9 (1.728) |
41.3 (1.626) |
24.2 (0.953) |
1,187.1 (46.736) |
| 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 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 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – Sister cities
Yeongdong is twinned with:
- Seodaemun-gu, South Korea
- Yongsan-gu, South Korea
- Gangnam-gu, South Korea
- Osan, South Korea
Fangchenggang, China
Dumaguete, Philippines
See also
References
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