Wando County (Korean: 완도군; RR: Wando-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat.
Wando
완도군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 완도군 |
| • Hanja | 莞島郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Wando-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Wando-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Wando | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 3 eup, 9 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 391.81 km2 (151.28 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
| • Total | 45,837 |
| • Density | 179/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
The major military headquarters and trading hub Cheonghaejin, established by General Jang Bogo in 828, was located on Wando Island.
Champion golfer K.J. Choi hails from Wando.
Districts
edit| Classification | Area (km2) | Units | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wando-eup | 54.11 | 8,089 | 19,761 |
| Geumil-eup | 28.14 | 1,945 | 4,033 |
| Nohwa-eup | 31.94 | 2,545 | 5,780 |
| Gunwae-myun | 42.78 | 1,889 | 3,732 |
| Shinji-myun | 31.31 | 1,822 | 3,874 |
| Gogeum-myun | 46.38 | 2,263 | 4,651 |
| Yaksan-myun | 28.80 | 1,28 | 2,586 |
| Chungsan-myun | 41.88 | 1,319 | 2,613 |
| Soan-myun | 28.37 | 1,4 | 3,021 |
| Geumdang-myun | 14.22 | 560 | 1,184 |
| Bogil-myun | 32.54 | 1,141 | 2,819 |
| Saengil-myun | 15.07 | 492 | 945 |
| Total | 395.54 | 24,745 | 54,999 |
Speciality
editThe best Gim is produced in the Wando area. Laver farming goes back 200 years, and with 22%, Wando is the biggest production area. In 2006, Wando exported about 2.3 million tons of green laver to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Wando (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.0 (1.34) |
52.6 (2.07) |
103.7 (4.08) |
141.7 (5.58) |
147.0 (5.79) |
207.2 (8.16) |
257.2 (10.13) |
238.8 (9.40) |
176.4 (6.94) |
73.0 (2.87) |
62.7 (2.47) |
37.2 (1.46) |
1,531.5 (60.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 111.1 |
| Average snowy days | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 18.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65.1 | 64.0 | 64.3 | 65.8 | 70.8 | 79.5 | 85.0 | 82.6 | 77.2 | 69.3 | 68.6 | 66.6 | 71.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.0 | 161.6 | 189.6 | 203.7 | 214.3 | 162.3 | 150.4 | 175.5 | 167.6 | 206.5 | 162.0 | 149.9 | 2,092.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47.4 | 50.8 | 48.8 | 52.0 | 47.8 | 36.8 | 33.1 | 44.0 | 44.6 | 58.0 | 52.2 | 48.5 | 46.5 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
editWando is twinned with:
See also
edit- Sinjido
- Saengildo
- Cheongsando - Cheongsando(Cheongsan island) is designated as a slow city.
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ "'김의 고장' 완도서 햇김 본격 출하". Newsis. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ "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.