Geochang County

Geochang
거창군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 거창군
 • Hanja 居昌郡
 • Revised Romanization Geochang-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Kŏch'ang-gun

Emblem of Geochang

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 11 myeon
Area
 • Total 804.09 km2 (310.46 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 67,224
 • Density 83.6/km2 (217/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gyeongsang

Geochang Country (Geochang-gun, Korean pronunciation: [kʌtɕʰaŋɡun]) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Twin towns – sister cities

Geochang is twinned with:

Climate

Climate data for Geochang (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 5.0
(41)		 7.5
(45.5)		 12.7
(54.9)		 19.6
(67.3)		 24.2
(75.6)		 27.2
(81)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.8
(85.6)		 25.8
(78.4)		 21.0
(69.8)		 14.0
(57.2)		 7.7
(45.9)		 18.7
(65.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)		 0.5
(32.9)		 5.4
(41.7)		 11.8
(53.2)		 16.7
(62.1)		 20.9
(69.6)		 24.0
(75.2)		 24.2
(75.6)		 19.2
(66.6)		 12.5
(54.5)		 6.1
(43)		 0.4
(32.7)		 11.7
(53.1)
Average low °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −1.1
(30)		 4.3
(39.7)		 9.6
(49.3)		 15.3
(59.5)		 20.0
(68)		 20.2
(68.4)		 14.2
(57.6)		 6.1
(43)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 5.8
(42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.9
(1.098)		 37.5
(1.476)		 55.1
(2.169)		 75.4
(2.969)		 94.9
(3.736)		 174.2
(6.858)		 301.4
(11.866)		 284.8
(11.213)		 166.0
(6.535)		 44.3
(1.744)		 35.9
(1.413)		 19.2
(0.756)		 1,316.8
(51.843)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.5 5.7 7.3 8.0 8.4 9.7 14.6 13.5 8.3 5.2 6.2 4.9 97.3
Average relative humidity (%) 64.7 63.0 61.9 60.7 66.2 72.0 79.3 79.4 77.6 72.8 69.3 67.0 69.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 193.1 191.9 216.3 233.1 244.2 203.3 176.6 183.0 172.0 200.7 174.6 182.4 2,373.7
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "평년값자료(1981–2010) 거창(284)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

Coordinates: 35°41′N 127°54′E / 35.683°N 127.900°E / 35.683; 127.900

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