Jangsu County

Jangsu
장수군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 장수군
 • Hanja 長水郡
 • Revised Romanization Jangsu-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Changsu-gun

Emblem of Jangsu

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
 • Total 533.64 km2 (206.04 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 26,463
 • Density 49.6/km2 (128/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeolla

Jangsu County (Jangsu-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is well known for Jangsu-Galbi.

Climate

Climate data for Jangsu (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)		 5.7
(42.3)		 10.9
(51.6)		 17.8
(64)		 22.3
(72.1)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.6
(81.7)		 28.2
(82.8)		 24.9
(76.8)		 19.5
(67.1)		 12.4
(54.3)		 5.6
(42.1)		 17.0
(62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 4.0
(39.2)		 10.4
(50.7)		 15.6
(60.1)		 19.9
(67.8)		 23.0
(73.4)		 23.1
(73.6)		 18.3
(64.9)		 11.4
(52.5)		 5.0
(41)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 10.5
(50.9)
Average low °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 3.1
(37.6)		 9.1
(48.4)		 14.7
(58.5)		 19.3
(66.7)		 19.1
(66.4)		 13.2
(55.8)		 5.1
(41.2)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 4.9
(40.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.7
(1.327)		 46.9
(1.846)		 59.6
(2.346)		 88.9
(3.5)		 109.2
(4.299)		 189.2
(7.449)		 333.6
(13.134)		 335.5
(13.209)		 144.8
(5.701)		 44.5
(1.752)		 44.2
(1.74)		 34.2
(1.346)		 1,464.3
(57.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.9 7.8 9.5 8.4 9.2 10.1 16.1 15.3 8.7 6.2 7.4 8.8 116.4
Average relative humidity (%) 72.9 70.5 67.7 64.3 68.4 75.4 81.0 81.4 79.7 76.2 74.9 74.2 73.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 152.6 171.4 195.1 219.5 222.5 180.2 145.7 154.9 163.6 187.7 158.1 144.9 2,092
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

Twin towns – sister cities

Jangsu is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "평년값자료(1981–2010) 장수(248)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

Coordinates: 35°38′47″N 127°31′10″E / 35.6463888989°N 127.519444454°E / 35.6463888989; 127.519444454

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