Jangheung County

Jangheung County (Jangheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Jangheung

장흥군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul장흥군
 • Hanja長興郡
 • Revised RomanizationJangheung-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerChanghŭng-gun
Emblem of Jangheung
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHonam
Administrative divisions3 eup, 7 myeon
Area
 • Total617.96 km2 (238.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total53,392
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla

Slow city

In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia.

Spot for filming

Festival (1996) was filmed in Jangheung county by director Im Kwon-taek.[1]

Eulalia

Jangheung's Cheonkwan Mt. is known for its scenery and eulalias. These plants reach full height around mid-September and until October.[2]

Symbols
  • Bird : Dove
  • Flower : Azalea
  • Tree : Camellia

Special products

The county is known for its production of Shiitake mushrooms.[3]

Eeco-friendly cultivation methods are used county-wide to raise crops used in Korean medicine. Jangheung county received an official award in 2006 for growing high-quality crops.[4]

Climate
Climate data for Jangheung (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)		 8.4
(47.1)		 12.9
(55.2)		 18.9
(66.0)		 23.3
(73.9)		 26.3
(79.3)		 28.8
(83.8)		 30.2
(86.4)		 26.9
(80.4)		 22.3
(72.1)		 15.3
(59.5)		 9.0
(48.2)		 19.0
(66.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)		 2.3
(36.1)		 6.4
(43.5)		 12.0
(53.6)		 17.0
(62.6)		 21.1
(70.0)		 24.6
(76.3)		 25.4
(77.7)		 20.9
(69.6)		 14.7
(58.5)		 8.2
(46.8)		 2.7
(36.9)		 13.0
(55.4)
Average low °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 0.4
(32.7)		 5.2
(41.4)		 11.0
(51.8)		 16.7
(62.1)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.6
(70.9)		 16.2
(61.2)		 8.5
(47.3)		 2.3
(36.1)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 7.8
(46.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.6
(1.17)		 45.0
(1.77)		 73.0
(2.87)		 101.4
(3.99)		 125.2
(4.93)		 219.0
(8.62)		 290.9
(11.45)		 306.5
(12.07)		 191.7
(7.55)		 44.5
(1.75)		 52.6
(2.07)		 26.2
(1.03)		 1,505.6
(59.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.5 7.3 8.8 8.3 9.0 10.2 13.9 12.5 9.0 5.4 7.2 7.5 107.6
Average relative humidity (%) 68.2 66.7 66.6 66.7 71.0 75.8 82.1 80.2 77.3 71.9 70.5 70.0 72.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 152.7 159.5 188.1 208.7 217.3 169.5 145.6 179.0 166.7 197.2 161.1 150.4 2,095.9
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[5]

Tourist spot
  • Vivi Ecotopia

Sister cities
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See also
  • Cittaslow(Slow city)
  • List of Korea-related topics

References
  1. Southern point of Namdo - Spring is coming into barley fields 남도의 끝자락… 보리밭 사잇길로 봄이 온다 헤럴드경제 2008.01.18 http://www.heraldbiz.com/SITE/data/html_dir/2008/01/18/200801180011.asp
  2. The blooming eulalia in Jangheung 장흥 천관산에 억새 활짝 Seoul Shinmun 2007-09-12 http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20070912011005
  3. County official page
  4. Jangheung officially acknowledged best region for eco-friendly farming 장흥군, 친환경농업 전국최고 공식인정 Yeonhap news 2006.12.18 (kor) http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LPOD&mid=etc&oid=098&aid=0000194033
  5. "평년값자료(1981–2010) 장흥(260)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  6. http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/(kor)%5B%5D 자매결연도시

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