Yeongdeok 영덕군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 영덕군 |
• Hanja | 盈 德 郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Yeongdeok-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngdŏk-gun |
![]() Location in South Korea | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Yeongnam |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 8 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 741.05 km2 (286.12 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 52,697 |
• Density | 71.1/km2 (184/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Yeongdeok County (Yeongdeok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well known for snow crabs.
Yeongdeok County is divided into 1 eup and 8 myeon.
Name | Hangeul | Hanja |
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Yeongdeok-eup | 영덕읍 | 盈德邑 |
Changsu-myeon | 창수면 | 蒼水面 |
Byeonggok-myeon | 병곡면 | 柄谷面 |
Yeonghae-myeon | 영해면 | 寧海面 |
Chuksan-myeon | 축산면 | 丑山面 |
Jipum-myeon | 지품면 | 知品面 |
Ganggu-myeon | 강구면 | 江口面 |
Dalsan-myeon | 달산면 | 達山面 |
Namjeong-myeon | 남정면 | 南亭面 |
Yeongdeok city hosts a 'Snow Crab Festival' every year. The festival offers various events, including children snow crab fishing, family team game, snow crab auction, Madangguk (One type of traditional Korean performance). The Youngdeok King Festival, which marks its 21st year in 2018, is held in the Gaejang Port and offers a variety of attractions and experiences to tourists through its colorful events. [1] [2]
Yeongdeok has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).
Climate data for Yeongdeok (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.8 (96.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.1 (100.6) | 39.9 (103.8) | 35.3 (95.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 39.9 (103.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 18.3 (64.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) | 2.9 (37.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 9.2 (48.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | 13.1 (55.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | −1.8 (28.8) | 1.7 (35.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | −1.2 (29.8) | 8.5 (47.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.8) | −13.7 (7.3) | −9.9 (14.2) | −3.6 (25.5) | 1.5 (34.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.1 (52.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.4 (43.5) | −1.4 (29.5) | −7.2 (19.0) | −13.8 (7.2) | −15.1 (4.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.4 (1.47) | 30.5 (1.20) | 49.1 (1.93) | 79.5 (3.13) | 74.5 (2.93) | 113.4 (4.46) | 194.3 (7.65) | 213.6 (8.41) | 159.6 (6.28) | 86.2 (3.39) | 49.8 (1.96) | 24.3 (0.96) | 1,112.2 (43.79) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 90.4 |
Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 51.8 | 54.0 | 58.3 | 59.3 | 64.3 | 73.9 | 78.7 | 79.9 | 78.0 | 68.9 | 59.9 | 51.5 | 64.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 195.3 | 187.5 | 210.7 | 228.3 | 243.6 | 201.4 | 178.2 | 188.8 | 178.7 | 198.5 | 181.1 | 190.3 | 2,382.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 67.2 | 63.8 | 58.7 | 61.5 | 58.2 | 49.2 | 43.6 | 50.0 | 51.6 | 62.3 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 57.3 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010) [3] [4] [5] |
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