Cheongdo County

Cheongdo
청도군
Cheongdo 청도군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	청도군
• Hanja	淸道郡
• Revised Romanization	Cheongdo-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Ch'ŏngdo-gun
	Cheongdo County is famous for its annual bullfighting festival
	Flag Emblem of Cheongdo
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 7 myeon
Area
• Total	696.53 km2 (268.93 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	47,099
• Density	72.8/km2 (189/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Last updated February 05, 2024

Cheongdo County (Cheongdo-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway. The seat of government is located in the center of the county, in Hwayang-eup.

In the Samhan period, Cheongdo may have been the site of the small polity of Ieso-guk. It was later absorbed into Silla, and gained its current name of "Cheongdo" in 940. The county's nine subdivisions were established in 1919. The county government moved to its current location in 1961. In 1966, the New Village Movement began in Sindo 1-ri, Cheongdo-eup.

Every year Cheongdo is host to an international bullfighting festival.

The slogan for Cheongdo is "Singgreen Cheongdo."

Administrative divisions

Cheongdo is divided into two eup and seven myeon, as below. These in turn are divided into 212 ri, and 668 natural villages (jayeon burak).

Name	Hangeul	Hanja
Hwayang-eup	화양읍	華陽邑
Cheongdo-eup	청도읍	淸道邑
Gakbuk-myeon	각북면	角北面
Punggak-myeon	풍각면	豊角面
Iseo-myeon	이서면	伊西面
Gangnam-myeon	각남면	角南面
Maejeon-myeon	매전면	梅田面
Geumcheon-myeon	금천면	錦川面
Unmun-myeon	운문면	雲門面

Twin towns – sister cities

Cheongdo is twinned with:

Festivals

Bullfighting Festival
Persimmon (Bansi) Festival
Lantern Festival

Culture

Museums

Cheongdo Museum

Monuments

Cheongdo Memorial Park of Saemaeul Undong

Parks

Unmunsan National Recreational Forest

experiences

Seonamseowon Confucian Academy
Cheongdo Hwarang-themed Cultural Park Auto-camping Site
Cheongdo Bicycle Park Camping Site
Cheongdo Rail Bike
Cheongdo Hwarang-themed Cultural Park
Comedy Cheolgabang Theater
Korea Comedy Town

Other important spots

Cheongdo Bullfighting Stadium
Cheongdo Wine Tunnel
Cheongdo Provence

Architecture

Historical

Songamjeongsa House
Unmunsa Temple

Foreigners

As Cheongdo is a small town, with a population that is just over 50,000, there is not a high number of foreigners. However, there are a few foreigners that are living there as English teachers through the EPIK Program. Unfortunately, it is very rare to come across a local Cheongdo resident that speaks English. Learning basic Korean is an essential for living in Cheongdo.

Climate & Weather

Much like the rest of Korea, Cheongdo has four distinct seasons. Summers in Cheongdo can be extremely hot as Cheongdo is only 30 minutes away from Daegu by train. Daegu is known to be one of the hottest cities in South Korea, due to the surrounding mountains that trap all the heat.

Winters can be rather cold, reaching -15 degrees Celsius on occasion. Furthermore, the air is extremely dry during the winter time.

Both Autumn and Spring are rather mild, no extreme weather conditions for either. However, during Spring, typically in April, the air quality is very poor. It is very common to see locals protecting themselves with face masks against the "yellow dust."

Climate data for Cheongdo (1993–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	8.8 (47.8)	14.3 (57.7)	20.4 (68.7)	25.6 (78.1)	28.4 (83.1)	30.3 (86.5)	31.2 (88.2)	26.8 (80.2)	21.9 (71.4)	15.1 (59.2)	8.0 (46.4)	19.7 (67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.1 (30.0)	1.6 (34.9)	6.9 (44.4)	12.9 (55.2)	18.2 (64.8)	22.1 (71.8)	25.5 (77.9)	25.7 (78.3)	20.6 (69.1)	14.1 (57.4)	7.2 (45.0)	0.8 (33.4)	12.9 (55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.8 (19.8)	−4.5 (23.9)	0.3 (32.5)	5.9 (42.6)	11.4 (52.5)	16.9 (62.4)	21.6 (70.9)	21.7 (71.1)	16.2 (61.2)	8.2 (46.8)	1.0 (33.8)	−5.0 (23.0)	7.2 (45.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	20.1 (0.79)	29.7 (1.17)	57.0 (2.24)	85.7 (3.37)	95.1 (3.74)	138.1 (5.44)	243.6 (9.59)	255.4 (10.06)	163.3 (6.43)	54.1 (2.13)	34.4 (1.35)	20.4 (0.80)	1,196.9 (47.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.4	3.8	6.3	7.4	7.8	8.1	12.5	11.5	8.2	4.3	4.2	3.1	80.6
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration ^[1]

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References

↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

External links

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[KMA-1] "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

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