Uiseong County

Uiseong
의성군
Uiseong 의성군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	의성군
• Hanja	義城郡
• Revised Romanization	Uiseong-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Ŭisŏng-gun
	Flag Emblem of Uiseong
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 17 myeon
Area
• Total	1,175.89 km2 (454.01 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	71,216
• Density	60.6/km2 (157/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Last updated February 05, 2024

Uiseong County (Uiseong-gun) is a county in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. Located near the center of the province, it is bounded by Andong on the north, Cheongsong on the east, Gunwi County on the south, and Sangju and Yecheon on the west. As in most parts of Korea, most of the land is vacant and forested; only about 19% of the county's area is farmland. The county is largely rural, with an economy dominated by agriculture; the only urbanized area is the county seat, Uiseong-eup.

Administrative divisions

Uiseong County is divided into 18 primary districts (1 eup and 17 myeon). These in turn are divided into 178 legal ri, which in turn are composed of a total of 399 administrative ri. The county's primary divisions are as follows:

Map of Uiseong County in Korean Uiseong-map.png — Map of Uiseong County in Korean

Name	Hangeul	Hanja
Uiseong-eup	의성읍	義城邑
Danchon-myeon	단촌면	丹村面
Jeomgok-myeon	점곡면	點谷面
Oksan-myeon	옥산면	玉山面
Sagok-myeon	사곡면	舍谷面
Chunsan-myeon	춘산면	春山面
Gaeum-myeon	가음면	佳音面
Geumseong-myeon	금성면	金城面
Bongyang-myeon	봉양면	鳳陽面
Bian-myeon	비안면	比安面
Gucheon-myeon	구천면	龜川面
Danmil-myeon	단밀면	丹密面
Danbuk-myeon	단북면	丹北面
Angye-myeon	안계면	安溪面
Dain-myeon	다인면	多仁面
Sinpyeong-myeon	신평면	新平面
Anpyeong-myeon	안평면	安平面
Ansa-myeon	안사면	安寺面

Climate

Uiseong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Climate data for Uiseong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1973–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.3 (59.5)	24.1 (75.4)	27.2 (81.0)	33.1 (91.6)	36.3 (97.3)	36.5 (97.7)	39.9 (103.8)	40.4 (104.7)	35.4 (95.7)	30.2 (86.4)	25.4 (77.7)	18.0 (64.4)	40.4 (104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.8 (40.6)	7.8 (46.0)	13.4 (56.1)	20.3 (68.5)	25.4 (77.7)	28.6 (83.5)	30.5 (86.9)	31.0 (87.8)	26.6 (79.9)	21.4 (70.5)	14.0 (57.2)	6.8 (44.2)	19.2 (66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.0 (26.6)	−0.3 (31.5)	5.3 (41.5)	11.7 (53.1)	17.1 (62.8)	21.6 (70.9)	24.8 (76.6)	25.1 (77.2)	19.8 (67.6)	12.7 (54.9)	5.5 (41.9)	−1.1 (30.0)	11.6 (52.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−9.6 (14.7)	−7.5 (18.5)	−2.2 (28.0)	3.3 (37.9)	9.0 (48.2)	15.2 (59.4)	20.3 (68.5)	20.5 (68.9)	14.4 (57.9)	6.0 (42.8)	−1.2 (29.8)	−7.5 (18.5)	5.1 (41.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−23.3 (−9.9)	−22.1 (−7.8)	−12.7 (9.1)	−8.4 (16.9)	−1.1 (30.0)	4.1 (39.4)	10.7 (51.3)	10.3 (50.5)	2.1 (35.8)	−7.3 (18.9)	−13.7 (7.3)	−19.2 (−2.6)	−23.3 (−9.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	15.5 (0.61)	22.6 (0.89)	41.5 (1.63)	73.6 (2.90)	78.6 (3.09)	115.8 (4.56)	221.4 (8.72)	229.6 (9.04)	124.3 (4.89)	41.5 (1.63)	30.5 (1.20)	16.3 (0.64)	1,011.2 (39.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.2	4.7	6.9	7.5	8.0	9.0	13.7	13.7	9.1	5.3	5.8	4.7	92.6
Average snowy days	5.2	3.3	2.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	3.3	14.7
Average relative humidity (%)	64.8	61.3	60.1	57.9	62.1	67.3	76.2	76.4	76.3	73.9	71.1	67.3	67.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours	177.9	180.3	202.2	212.5	234.6	191.3	155.0	160.8	149.8	178.7	160.2	171.0	2,174.3
Percent possible sunshine	57.4	58.0	54.1	56.5	53.9	46.0	36.3	41.7	42.8	53.6	52.8	56.2	50.1
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)^[5]^[6]^[7]

Festival

Uiseong Sansuyu Festival

Hwajeon-ri, a 15-minute walk from Uiseong Town, is a spectacular place with Sansuyu. Starting from late March, yellow flowers will bloom and bloom until mid-April, and in October, red fruit will be produced and dyed red. The Hwajeon-ri area consists of more than 30,000 trees that have grown up since the Chosun Dynasty.^[8]

Twin towns – sister cities

Uiseong is twinned with:

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References

↑ "Uiseong Dinosaur Tracks - North Gyeongsang Province - South Korea".
↑ "Sweden Wins Gold, South Korea's 'Garlic Girls' Win Silver Medal In Curling". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
↑ "Winter Olympics: Nine unlikely stars of Pyeongchang 2018". BBC Sport. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
↑ Wee, Sui-Lee; Young, Jin Yu (2022-02-09). "How the 'Garlic Girls' Overcame Abuse to Return to the Olympics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-02-09.
↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
↑ "의성산수유꽃피는마을&의성산수유꽃축제". ussansuyu.kr. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

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[1] "Uiseong Dinosaur Tracks - North Gyeongsang Province - South Korea".

[2] "Sweden Wins Gold, South Korea's 'Garlic Girls' Win Silver Medal In Curling". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-25.

[3] "Winter Olympics: Nine unlikely stars of Pyeongchang 2018". BBC Sport. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-25.

[4] Wee, Sui-Lee; Young, Jin Yu (2022-02-09). "How the 'Garlic Girls' Overcame Abuse to Return to the Olympics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-02-09.

[KMA-5] "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[KMAextremes-6] 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[KMAnormals-7] "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[8] "의성산수유꽃피는마을&의성산수유꽃축제". ussansuyu.kr. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

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