Gimhae
Gimhae
김해시 | |
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Specific city | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 김해시 |
• Hanja | 金海市 |
• Revised Romanization | Gimhae-si |
• McCune-Reischauer | Kimhae-si |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Yeongnam |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 7 myeon, 9 dong, 0 gu |
Area | |
• Total | 463.26 km2 (178.87 sq mi) |
Population (2017 Dec) | |
• Total | 550,758 |
• Density | 1,188/km2 (3,080/sq mi) |
• Dialect | South Gyeongsang Province |
Flower | Ginkgo biloba |
Gimhae (Korean: 김해, pronounced [kim(ɦ)ɛ]) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, situated near the Nakdong River.
It is the seat of the large
The city has a K3 League soccer club called Gimhae FC. The largest foreign sports club in Gimhae is the Gimhae Semi-Athletic Club (G-SAC) located in the Nae-dong neighbourhood.
Administrative divisions
- Jinyeong-eup (13 ri)
- Daedong-myeon (10 ri)
- Hallim-myeon (12 ri)
- Jillye-myeon (10 ri)
- Juchon-myeon (8 ri)
- Saengnim-myeon (8 ri)
- Sangdong-myeon (6 ri)
- Bukbu-dong (3 legal dong)
- Buram-dong (2 legal dong)
- Buwon-dong
- Chilsanseobu-dong (7 legal dong)
- Dongsang-dong
- Hoehyeon-dong (2 legal dong)
- Hwalcheon-dong (2 legal dong)
- Jangyu-dong (3 legal dong)
- Naeoe-dong (2 legal dong)
- Saman-dong (2 legal dong)
Climate
Gimhae has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) with very warm summers and cold winters. Due to the influence of its coastal climate, Gimhae is the mildest region in Korea. The annual average temperature is around 15 °C, and annual average precipitation is 1,200 mm, which is very close to the Korean average of 1,274 mm.[2]
Climate data for Gimhae (2009–2020 normals, extremes 2008–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.4 (1.04) |
52.1 (2.05) |
84.6 (3.33) |
128.4 (5.06) |
110.6 (4.35) |
140.8 (5.54) |
291.1 (11.46) |
188.0 (7.40) |
184.9 (7.28) |
89.8 (3.54) |
47.0 (1.85) |
32.1 (1.26) |
1,375.8 (54.17) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 100.2 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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46.1 | 50.8 | 55.3 | 57.8 | 62.2 | 71.8 | 79.0 | 75.4 | 73.2 | 64.3 | 58.7 | 49.6 | 62.0 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 211.3 | 185.6 | 216.2 | 222.4 | 247.0 | 196.0 | 174.7 | 203.3 | 173.7 | 208.4 | 188.9 | 206.6 | 2,434.1 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
Transportation
Airport
Gimhae International Airport is just east of Gimhae (in Gangseo-gu, Busan) and has 9.17 million annual users. Various conveniences, especially those for the disabled, will be expanded step by step.[5]
Railways
Gimhae has two stations on the
Floricultural industry
Gimhae has spacious flower gardens. Busan and its neighbor cities have exported large amounts of flowers.
Gimhae farming center exploited to develop independent Korean roses called Spray.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable former residents
- Roh Moo-hyun, (August 6, 1946 – May 23, 2009), South Korean politician and 16th President of South Korea (2003–2008)
- Yoon Sung-hyo (born 1962), South Korean football manager and former football player
- Drug King and Parasite)
- central defender)
- South Korean actor, singer and model
- Suwon UDC WFC, WK League)
- Yang Sang-guk (born 1983), South Korean comedian
- K-pop idol, member of K-pop girlgroup Everglow
See also
- Administrative divisions of South Korea
- Geography of South Korea
- List of cities in South Korea
- Gimhae International Airport
References
- ^ [스포츠]김해시청 축구단 창단 ‘초읽기’ Newsmaker
- ^ Welcome To GimHae: Home > Gimhae Travel Guide > Introducing Gimhae[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Welcome To GimHae : Home > Gimhae Travel Guide > Transportation[permanent dead link]
- ^ Full blooming rose in greenhouse온실속 만개한 국산 장미 연합뉴스 2008.01.24
- ^ "자매도시". gimhae.go.kr (in Korean). Gimhae. Retrieved April 15, 2020.