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Okcheon 옥천군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 옥천군 |
• Hanja | 沃 川 郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Okcheon-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Okch'ŏn-gun |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Hoseo |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 8 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 537.13 km2 (207.39 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 56,634 |
• Density | 114/km2 (300/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Chungcheong |
Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong. [1]
Okcheon 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 Okcheon (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 18.4 (65.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 5.7 (42.3) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.5 (43.7) | −0.3 (31.5) | 12.1 (53.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) | −5.2 (22.6) | −0.6 (30.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.3 (22.5) | 6.8 (44.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.3 (0.84) | 32.5 (1.28) | 48.0 (1.89) | 74.4 (2.93) | 74.4 (2.93) | 141.6 (5.57) | 284.0 (11.18) | 265.2 (10.44) | 133.3 (5.25) | 56.4 (2.22) | 44.4 (1.75) | 23.8 (0.94) | 1,199.3 (47.22) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 91.4 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [2] |
It consists of one eup and eight Myeon. [3]
The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county. [1]
Okcheon is twinned with:
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