Yeongdeok County

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Yeongdeok
영덕군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul영덕군
 • Hanja 盈 德 郡
 • Revised RomanizationYeongdeok-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerYŏngdŏk-gun
Flag of Yeongdeok.svg
Flag
Yeongdeok logo.png
Emblem of Yeongdeok
North Gyeongsang-Yeongdeok.svg
Location in South Korea
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 8 myeon
Area
 • Total741.05 km2 (286.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total52,697
 • Density71.1/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.

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Administrative divisions

Map of Yeongdeok County Yeongdeok-map.svg
Map of Yeongdeok County

Yeongdeok County is divided into 1 eup and 8 myeon.

NameHangeulHanja
Yeongdeok-eup 영덕읍盈德邑
Changsu-myeon창수면蒼水面
Byeonggok-myeon병곡면柄谷面
Yeonghae-myeon영해면寧海面
Chuksan-myeon축산면丑山面
Jipum-myeon지품면知品面
Ganggu-myeon강구면江口面
Dalsan-myeon달산면達山面
Namjeong-myeon남정면南亭面

Festival

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]

Climate

Yeongdeok has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).

Climate data for Yeongdeok (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)4.94.97.17.07.48.912.212.69.85.86.03.890.4
Average snowy days2.32.61.30.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.31.27.8
Average relative humidity (%)51.854.058.359.364.373.978.779.978.068.959.951.564.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.3187.5210.7228.3243.6201.4178.2188.8178.7198.5181.1190.32,382.4
Percent possible sunshine 67.263.858.761.558.249.243.650.051.662.363.567.857.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010) [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "영덕대게축제(YeongdeokCrabFestival)". 영덕대게축제. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "영덕대게축제(Yeongdeok King's Lab Festival)". 대한민국 구석구석(The four corners of the Republic of Korea). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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