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Dongducheon (Korean pronunciation: [ˈto̞ŋ.du.tsʰʌ̹n]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Dongducheon
동두천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationDongducheon-si
  McCune-ReischauerTongduch'ŏn-si
Jihaeng Station in Dongducheon
Country South Korea
RegionGyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Administrative divisions8 dong
Area
  Total95.66 km2 (36.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total82,623
  Density864/km2 (2,240/sq mi)
  Dialect
Seoul
WebsiteDongducheon Office

The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and the division command is at Uijeongbu.


History


Under Goguryeo, the dynasty's territory extended southward into Korean peninsula, and Dongducheon became part of the kingdom in the form of naeulmae hyun (a certain form of ancient village land holding). Later Dongducheon became Sacheon village of Unified Silla in the North-South States Period. It was part of the district of Yangju in Goryeo.[1]


Modern


In 1963, its status was raised to that of a township, Tongduchon (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon City was established, encompassing Yangju county.


Statistics



Climate


Climate data for Dongducheon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)
19.8
(67.6)
24.7
(76.5)
31.0
(87.8)
33.4
(92.1)
35.5
(95.9)
36.2
(97.2)
38.7
(101.7)
33.2
(91.8)
29.7
(85.5)
26.2
(79.2)
16.3
(61.3)
38.7
(101.7)
Average high °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)
5.8
(42.4)
12.1
(53.8)
19.0
(66.2)
24.5
(76.1)
28.2
(82.8)
29.0
(84.2)
30.1
(86.2)
26.3
(79.3)
20.5
(68.9)
12.2
(54.0)
3.9
(39.0)
17.8
(64.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
5.0
(41.0)
11.6
(52.9)
17.4
(63.3)
21.8
(71.2)
24.3
(75.7)
24.9
(76.8)
20.1
(68.2)
13.1
(55.6)
5.7
(42.3)
−1.9
(28.6)
11.4
(52.6)
Average low °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)
−6.2
(20.8)
−0.8
(30.6)
5.2
(41.4)
11.3
(52.3)
16.7
(62.1)
20.9
(69.6)
21.2
(70.2)
15.3
(59.5)
7.4
(45.3)
0.5
(32.9)
−6.9
(19.6)
6.3
(43.3)
Record low °C (°F) −26.2
(−15.2)
−19.7
(−3.5)
−10.7
(12.7)
−4.7
(23.5)
2.6
(36.7)
8.0
(46.4)
15.3
(59.5)
12.1
(53.8)
4.4
(39.9)
−4.7
(23.5)
−10.1
(13.8)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−26.2
(−15.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.4
(0.72)
26.0
(1.02)
32.0
(1.26)
73.2
(2.88)
95.2
(3.75)
130.5
(5.14)
431.7
(17.00)
347.5
(13.68)
137.9
(5.43)
55.1
(2.17)
47.4
(1.87)
22.2
(0.87)
1,417.1
(55.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.2 5.3 7.2 9.0 9.0 10.3 16.8 14.8 8.4 6.5 8.3 7.6 108.4
Average snowy days 7.1 5.3 3.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.6 24.6
Average relative humidity (%) 60.9 57.5 55.3 55.3 62.3 68.4 79.5 77.8 73.6 69.3 64.9 62.4 65.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 183.7 180.8 209.6 206.0 231.2 203.9 128.7 164.1 182.4 201.2 160.6 169.6 2,221.8
Percent possible sunshine 57.3 56.4 51.1 48.9 47.1 41.0 24.3 35.4 43.7 53.8 52.3 54.8 46.0
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4][5][6]

Festivals


Since 1999, Dongducheon has annually hosted the Dongducheon Rock Festival, one of the biggest rock festivals in South Korea. In 2007, the festival was held at Camp Nimble, a former US Army installation returned to South Korea.

A maple festival is held every autumn in several streets and parts of the city.


Education


There are 10 high schools, 15 middle schools, 38 elementary schools, and Hanbuk University.


U.S. Military Bases



Notable people from Dongducheon



See also



References


  1. "Dongducheon city". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-01-13. Homepage of Dongducheon city(eng)
  2. "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. II-13, II-14, II-444. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. 우리나라 기후평년값 - 파일셋 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. 우리나라 기후평년값 - 그래프 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.




На других языках


- [en] Dongducheon

[ru] Тондучхон

Тондучхо́н (кор. 동두천시?, 東豆川市?, Dongducheon-si) — город в провинции Кёнгидо, Южная Корея. Город расположен близ границ с КНДР, вследствие чего сильно милитаризирован. Является стратегическим пунктом в оборонительной цепи столицы Южной Кореи, Сеула. Здесь расположено несколько баз американской армии.



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