Yeongwol County (Yeongwol-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Yeongwol
영월 | |
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County | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 영월군 |
• Hanja | 寧越郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Yeongwol-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngwŏl-gun |
![]() Flag ![]() Emblem of Yeongwol | |
![]() Location in South Korea | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Gwandong |
Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 7 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 1,127.36 km2 (435.28 sq mi) |
Population (2014.5) | |
• Total | 40,178 |
• Density | 44.6/km2 (116/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Gangwon |
It is well known as the place where King Danjong, the sixth king of Joseon Dynasty, was exiled when he was forced to abdicate by his uncle, who became Sejo of Joseon. It is also where Danjong was buried after he was murdered in 1457, following the attempts by six martyred ministers to restore him to power, after he was perceived to be a continuing threat to the rule of his uncle. It is also where the Joseon Dynasty poet Kim Sat-gat is buried.[1]
Climate data for Yeongwol (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1994–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.5 (−10.3) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.1 (0.75) |
28.2 (1.11) |
45.1 (1.78) |
73.5 (2.89) |
78.4 (3.09) |
137.1 (5.40) |
294.8 (11.61) |
280.4 (11.04) |
139.4 (5.49) |
49.4 (1.94) |
37.4 (1.47) |
22.3 (0.88) |
1,205.1 (47.44) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.7 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 112.1 |
Average snowy days | 9.2 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 30.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 63.5 | 59.8 | 57.8 | 55.6 | 62.6 | 69.4 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 77.7 | 74.0 | 69.6 | 67.1 | 68.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.9 | 177.6 | 202.2 | 209.2 | 225.9 | 196.5 | 138.8 | 155.0 | 155.9 | 179.7 | 151.5 | 170.6 | 2,142.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 58.0 | 56.6 | 52.0 | 52.6 | 48.7 | 42.6 | 29.7 | 35.5 | 41.4 | 50.3 | 50.0 | 57.7 | 46.9 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4][5][6] |
DongGang International Photo Festival - This festival is held in Yeongwol every year. It features events such as the DongGang Photography Award Exhibition, International Open Call, Photojournalists Exhibition and Gangwon Province Photographers Exhibition.[7] Although it is held at the Dong River Photo Museum, visitors can find the works throughout Yeongwol County during the photo festival.
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