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Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Okcheon
옥천군 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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