Yeoncheon County
Appearance
Yeoncheon
연천군 | |
---|---|
County | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 연천군 |
• Hanja | 漣川郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Yeoncheon-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Yŏnch'ŏn-gun |
Seoul |
Yeoncheon County (Yeoncheon-gun) is a
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The county seat is Yeoncheon-eup (연천읍) and sits on Gyeongwon Line, the Korail railroad line connecting Seoul, South Korea (ROK), with North Korea
(DPRK).
History
A variety of paleolithic relics have been discovered at Jeongok-ri, first in 1978.[1][2] Since 1993 the Yeoncheon Jeongok-ri Paleolithic Festival has celebrated the discovery.[3]
Yeoncheon was the site of the
First Chinese Spring Offensive
.
In August 2015, over 100 civilians were evacuated from the area after North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire.[4][5]
Administrative districts
The city is divided into two eup (towns) and eight myeon (townships):
Town/Township | Hanja | Population | Households |
Yeoncheon-eup | 漣川邑 | 6,707 | 3,100 |
Jeongok-eup | 全谷邑 | 20,872 | 8,522 |
Gunnam-myeon | 郡南面 | 3,549 | 1,704 |
Cheongsan-myeon | 靑山面 | 4,606 | 2,333 |
Baekhak-myeon | 百鶴面 | 2,857 | 1,263 |
Misan-myeon | 嵋山面 | 1,755 | 845 |
Wangjing-myeon | 旺澄面 | 1,155 | 579 |
Sinseo-myeon | 新西面 | 3,268 | 1,707 |
Jung-myeon | 中面 | 261 | 145 |
Jangnam-myeon | 長南面 | 678 | 307 |
Climate
Yeoncheon has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.
Climate data for Yeoncheon (1999–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.4 (0.61) |
22.7 (0.89) |
29.1 (1.15) |
61.5 (2.42) |
84.2 (3.31) |
112.1 (4.41) |
379.7 (14.95) |
346.6 (13.65) |
133.5 (5.26) |
52.9 (2.08) |
44.0 (1.73) |
14.1 (0.56) |
1,295.8 (51.02) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 87.8 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[6] |
Sister cities
- Zoucheng, Shandong, China
- Shibata, Niigata, Japan
- Imus, Cavite, Philippines
- United States of America
See also
References
- ^ "Prehistoric Culture Administrative Center". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Prehistoric Site in Yeoncheon". world.kbs.co.kr. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "South Korean Festival Offers Paleolithic Experience". koreabizwire.com. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "North Korea exchanges fire with South Korea". The Telegraph. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "North Korea and South Korea Trade Fire Across Border, Seoul Says". New York Times. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "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.
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