Okcheon County
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Okcheon
옥천군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 옥천군 |
| • Hanja | 沃川郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Okcheon-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Okch'ŏn-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Okcheon | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Hoseo |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 8 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 537.13 km2 (207.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 56,634 |
| • Density | 114/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong |
Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
History[edit]
Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong.[1]
Geography[edit]
Climate[edit]
Okcheon 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 Okcheon (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.3 (0.84) |
32.5 (1.28) |
48.0 (1.89) |
74.4 (2.93) |
74.4 (2.93) |
141.6 (5.57) |
284.0 (11.18) |
265.2 (10.44) |
133.3 (5.25) |
56.4 (2.22) |
44.4 (1.75) |
23.8 (0.94) |
1,199.3 (47.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 91.4 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2] | |||||||||||||
Administrarive division[edit]
It consists of one eup and eight Myeon. [3]
- Okcehon-eup
- Dongi-myeon
- Annam-myeon
- Annae-myeon
- Cheongsung-myeon
- Cheongsan-myeon
- Iwon-myeon
- Gunsuh-myeon
- Gunbuk-myeon
Nature[edit]
River[edit]
The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county.[1]
Transportation[edit]
Highway[edit]
Expressway[edit]
Railway[edit]
Twin towns – sister cities[edit]
Okcheon is twinned with:
Prominent individuals[edit]
- Jeong Ji-yong, modernist poet
- Song Si-yeol, Joseon statesman, Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher
- Yuk Young-soo First Lady of Korea, killed during an assassination attempt on her husband, Park Chung Hee
- Mijoo, member of K-pop girl group Lovelyz
- Keum Donghyun, member of K-pop boy group Epex
References[edit]
- ^ a b "History". Okcheon Country.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "HumanㆍSocial Environment Administrative Districts". Okcheon County.
- ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links[edit]
36°18′03″N 127°34′07″E / 36.3008333433°N 127.568611121°E
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