Geochang County

Not to be confused with Gochang County.
"Kochang" redirects here. For a district in Thailand, see Ko Chang.
Geochang
거창군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  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 County (Geochang-gun, Korean pronunciation: [kʌtɕʰaŋɡun]) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

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]

Twin towns – Sister cities

Geochang is twinned with:

See also

References

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

External links

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

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