Seongju County
Appearance
Seongju
성주군 | |
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County | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 성주군 |
• Hanja | 星州郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Seongju-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Sŏngju-gun |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Yeongnam |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 9 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 616.28 km2 (237.95 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 51,028 |
• Density | 82.8/km2 (214/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Seongju County (Seongju-gun) is a
North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of Daegu. The capital of the county is the town of Seongju
.
Lotte Skyhill Seongju Country Club (36°02′58″N 128°13′34″E / 36.049359°N 128.226223°E) was selected as the location for the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in July 2016.[1][2]
Seongju County is famous for its production of oriental melons. Farms in the county comprise about 70% of total oriental melon production in the country.[3]
Administrative divisions
Seongju County is divided into 1 eup and 9 myeon.
Name | Hangeul | Hanja |
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Seongju-eup | 성주읍 | 星州邑 |
Seonnam-myeon | 선남면 | 船南面 |
Yongam-myeon | 용암면 | 龍岩面 |
Suryun-myeon | 수륜면 | 修倫面 |
Gacheon-myeon | 가천면 | 伽泉面 |
Geumsu-myeon | 금수면 | 金水面 |
Daega-myeon | 대가면 | 大家面 |
Byeokjin-myeon | 벽진면 | 碧珍面 |
Chojeon-myeon | 초전면 | 草田面 |
Wolhang-myeon | 월항면 | 月恒面 |
Climate
Seongju 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 Seongju (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) | 5.5 (41.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.2 (0.60) |
28.3 (1.11) |
44.6 (1.76) |
79.5 (3.13) |
82.3 (3.24) |
126.7 (4.99) |
227.5 (8.96) |
249.1 (9.81) |
163.5 (6.44) |
63.1 (2.48) |
29.8 (1.17) |
16.5 (0.65) |
1,126.1 (44.33) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 79.9 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[4] |
Twin towns – sister cities
- Gwanak-gu, South Korea(2005)
References
- ^ "THAAD's new home will be golf course in South Korean mountains". STARS AND STRIPES. September 30, 2016.
- ^ Kang Seung-woo (13 July 2016). "Seongju confirmed as site for THAAD". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "韓国農水産食品-チャメ(マクワウリ)[Kankoku Nōsui-san shokuhin - chame (makuwauri)]". www.atcenter.or.jp (in Japanese). Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.