Gunwi County

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Gunwi
군위군
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul군위군
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationGunwi-gun
  McCune-ReischauerKunwi-gun
Flag of Gunwi.svg
Gunwi logo.png
Map of Gunwi-gun in Deagu.svg
Location in Daegu
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 7 myeon
Area
  Total
614.15 km2 (237.12 sq mi)
Population
  Total
34,293
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
  Dialect
Gyeongsang

Gunwi County (Gunwi-gun) is a county in Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea.

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Incorporation into Daegu

Prior to June 30, 2023, Gunwi County was part of the North Gyeongsang Province. As per legislation promulgated on January 3, 2023, the county was incorporated into Daegu Metropolitan City in July 1, 2023.

Incorporation into Daegu was made as per Gunwi County's demand in exchange for allowing Daegu International Airport to be moved to Sobo-myeon, Gunwi County.

Administrative divisions

Map of Gunwi County in Korean Gunwi-map.png
Map of Gunwi County in Korean

Gunwi County is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon.

MapHangeulHanja
Gunwi-eup 군위읍軍威邑
Sobo-myeon소보면召保面
Hyoryeong-myeon효령면孝令面
Bugye-myeon부계면缶溪面
Ubo-myeon우보면友保面
Uiheung-myeon의흥면義興面
Sanseong-myeon산성면山城面
Samgugyusa-myeon삼국유사면三國遺事面

Climate

Gunwi 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 Gunwi (1993–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)4.2
(39.6)
7.4
(45.3)
13.5
(56.3)
20.1
(68.2)
25.5
(77.9)
28.7
(83.7)
30.5
(86.9)
31.2
(88.2)
26.6
(79.9)
21.0
(69.8)
13.5
(56.3)
6.1
(43.0)
19.0
(66.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)−2.7
(27.1)
0.1
(32.2)
5.6
(42.1)
12.0
(53.6)
17.5
(63.5)
21.8
(71.2)
24.9
(76.8)
25.2
(77.4)
19.8
(67.6)
12.8
(55.0)
5.8
(42.4)
−1.0
(30.2)
11.8
(53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−8.6
(16.5)
−6.4
(20.5)
−1.5
(29.3)
4.3
(39.7)
10.1
(50.2)
15.9
(60.6)
20.6
(69.1)
20.9
(69.6)
15.1
(59.2)
7.0
(44.6)
−0.3
(31.5)
−6.7
(19.9)
5.9
(42.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)14.4
(0.57)
20.2
(0.80)
40.5
(1.59)
70.6
(2.78)
74.1
(2.92)
114.2
(4.50)
197.5
(7.78)
228.1
(8.98)
133.0
(5.24)
51.8
(2.04)
30.2
(1.19)
12.9
(0.51)
987.5
(38.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)2.93.55.86.86.98.312.312.18.04.94.82.979.2
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1]

References

  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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