Cheongyang County (Korean: 청양군; RR: Cheongyang-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. A predominantly rural area, it is known throughout Korea for the spicy Cheongyang chili peppers which are grown there. Another noted local specialty is the fruit of the gugija. The county is home to Cheongyang Provincial College.
Cheongyang
청양군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 청양군 |
• Hanja | 靑陽郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Cheongyang-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ŏngyang-gun |
![]() Chungnam Livestock Research Institute | |
![]() Location in South Korea | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hoseo |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 9 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 479.57 km2 (185.16 sq mi) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 37,194 |
• Density | 77.6/km2 (201/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Chungcheong |
Climate
editCheongyang 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 Cheongyang (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.8 (0.86) |
34.1 (1.34) |
44.7 (1.76) |
84.1 (3.31) |
90.1 (3.55) |
134.4 (5.29) |
290.4 (11.43) |
296.6 (11.68) |
143.4 (5.65) |
65.1 (2.56) |
54.9 (2.16) |
31.8 (1.25) |
1,291.4 (50.84) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 90.6 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] |
Notable people
edit- Kim Hye-soo – actress
- Hong Seok-cheon – host, actor
- Lee Chun-hee – actor
- Song Yo-chan - Lieutenant General, politician, and former acting Prime Minister of South Korea.
Twin towns – sister cities
editCheongyang is twinned with:
- Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
- Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Gangdong-gu, Seoul
- Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Geumcheon-gu, Seoul
- Ansan, Gyeonggi
- Gunpo, Gyeonggi
- Dong-gu, Daejeon
References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
edit36°27′04″N 126°48′16″E / 36.4511111211°N 126.804444454°E