Yeongdeok County (Yeongdeok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well known for snow crabs.
Yeongdeok
영덕군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 영덕군 |
| • Hanja | 盈德郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongdeok-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngdŏk-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Yeongdeok | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 8 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 741.05 km2 (286.12 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
| • Total | 33,356 |
| • Density | 71.1/km2 (184/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Administrative divisions
editYeongdeok County is divided into 1 eup and 8 myeon.
| Name | Hangeul | Hanja |
|---|---|---|
| Yeongdeok-eup | 영덕읍 | 盈德邑 |
| Changsu-myeon | 창수면 | 蒼水面 |
| Byeonggok-myeon | 병곡면 | 柄谷面 |
| Yeonghae-myeon | 영해면 | 寧海面 |
| Chuksan-myeon | 축산면 | 丑山面 |
| Jipum-myeon | 지품면 | 知品面 |
| Ganggu-myeon | 강구면 | 江口面 |
| Dalsan-myeon | 달산면 | 達山面 |
| Namjeong-myeon | 남정면 | 南亭面 |
Festival
editYeongdeok city hosts a 'Snow Crab Festival' every year. The festival offers various events, including children snow crab fishing, family team game, snow crab auction, Madangguk (One type of traditional Korean performance). The Youngdeok King Festival, which marks its 21st year in 2018, is held in the Gaejang Port and offers a variety of attractions and experiences to tourists through its colorful events.[2][3]
Climate
editYeongdeok has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).
| Climate data for Yeongdeok (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.8) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.4 (1.47) |
30.5 (1.20) |
49.1 (1.93) |
79.5 (3.13) |
74.5 (2.93) |
113.4 (4.46) |
194.3 (7.65) |
213.6 (8.41) |
159.6 (6.28) |
86.2 (3.39) |
49.8 (1.96) |
24.3 (0.96) |
1,112.2 (43.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 90.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51.8 | 54.0 | 58.3 | 59.3 | 64.3 | 73.9 | 78.7 | 79.9 | 78.0 | 68.9 | 59.9 | 51.5 | 64.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 195.3 | 187.5 | 210.7 | 228.3 | 243.6 | 201.4 | 178.2 | 188.8 | 178.7 | 198.5 | 181.1 | 190.3 | 2,382.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67.2 | 63.8 | 58.7 | 61.5 | 58.2 | 49.2 | 43.6 | 50.0 | 51.6 | 62.3 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 57.3 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ "영덕대게축제(YeongdeokCrabFestival)". 영덕대게축제. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "영덕대게축제(Yeongdeok King's Lab Festival)". 대한민국 구석구석(The four corners of the Republic of Korea). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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