Haenam 해남군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 해남군 |
• Hanja | 海 南 郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Haenam-gun |
• McCune–Reischauer | Haenam-gun |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Honam |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 13 myeon, 513 ri, 909 ban |
Government | |
• mayor | Myeong Hyeon-gwan (명현관) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,013.8 km2 (391.4 sq mi) |
Population (November, 2022) | |
• Total | 65,917 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Jeolla |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
Area code | +82-61 |
Haenam (Haenam-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of Haenam-gun is Haenam-eup (Haenam town).
The economy of the county is based mainly on agriculture, with rice and radish being the two most common crops.
Haenam County has been inhabited since the Neolithic. Relics of the Bronze Age, such as dolmens and shell mounds, were discovered here. [1] The term Haenam appeared during the Goryeo dynasty but a definite record does not exist. After 1895 (32nd year of King Gojong in the Joseon dynasty) it came to be called as Haenam-gun, and became the biggest county in Jeonnam.
Thanks to its large-scale farming, Haenam has been the main source of crops from sweet potatoes to cabbages. The cabbage is specially produced in wintertime and Haenam occupies 70% of production. [2]
A special type of orange, the hallabong, is also grown in Haenam county. Before, Jeju was the only place to grow hallabong but many counties in Jeonnam started to cultivate this breed, which is largely owing to the greenhouse effect. [3]
Haenam is the enterprise city in Jeonnam with Muan and Yeongam county. Three counties are going to take important status as moving point for growth. [4]
The next term president, Lee Myung-bak designated three areas as the huge triangle region of Honam. [5]
Haenam is attracting attention with its birth rate more than double the average in South Korea. [6] In '2014 Birth Statistics', its total fertility rate was 2.4 per person, making it the nation's first birth rate. [6] This is the result of various childbirth policies implemented by the birth policy team. Some of these policies are introduced. [6]
Haenam faces Gangjin to the east, Yeongam to the north, Jindo and Wando to the west and south across the sea.
Additionally, Haenam is located below Taebaek Mountains and goes through an oceanic climate. It is quite a warm area even among southern region of South Korea. There is rias coast around Hwawon peninsula.
Climate data for Haenam (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.2 (99.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 37.2 (99.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 19.0 (66.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 2.7 (36.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | 13.5 (56.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −2.7 (27.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.6 (52.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 3.3 (37.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | 8.4 (47.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) | −14.5 (5.9) | −8.3 (17.1) | −5.3 (22.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | 8.0 (46.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | −3.2 (26.2) | −6.2 (20.8) | −13.0 (8.6) | −17.1 (1.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.4 (1.20) | 39.3 (1.55) | 78.3 (3.08) | 94.5 (3.72) | 102.4 (4.03) | 160.9 (6.33) | 226.6 (8.92) | 248.4 (9.78) | 150.4 (5.92) | 65.1 (2.56) | 51.1 (2.01) | 34.6 (1.36) | 1,282 (50.47) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 109.5 |
Average snowy days | 7.9 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 22.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 69.8 | 68.4 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 71.6 | 76.5 | 82.8 | 80.7 | 77.0 | 71.8 | 71.2 | 70.9 | 73.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 157.4 | 166.1 | 200.9 | 216.4 | 229.5 | 179.4 | 165.5 | 200.6 | 184.2 | 206.8 | 169.1 | 155.0 | 2,230.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 51.4 | 55.2 | 54.9 | 57.8 | 54.9 | 45.8 | 41.7 | 53.3 | 53.1 | 63.0 | 56.3 | 52.3 | 53.0 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010) [7] [8] [9] |
Haenam is twinned with:
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