Goheung County (Korean: 고흥군; RR: Goheung-gun) is a county in Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea.
Goheung County
고흥군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 고흥군 |
| • Hanja | 高興郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Goheung-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kohŭng-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Goheung | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Coordinates: 34°37′N 127°17′E / 34.617°N 127.283°E | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 14 myeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 775.5 km2 (299.4 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 60,385 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
Naro Space Center
editThe Naro Space Center was completed during 2008 in southern Goheung 34°25′55″N 127°32′06″E / 34.431867°N 127.535069°E[2] and is operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The space center includes a launch pad, a control tower, rocket assembly and test facilities, facilities for satellite control testing and assembly, a media center, an electric power station, a space experience hall (visitor center) and a landing field.[3][4]
Modern history
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On New Year's Day in 1963, some of the townships were classed from Bongrae-myeon to other myeons such as Dohwa-myeon, Podu-myeon and so on. [5] In 1973 and 1979, two of the townships were promoted to eups (towns)
Symbols
edit- City Tree : Citron tree
- County flower : Camellia blossom
- County bird : Dove
Location
editGoheung is located in one of the southernmost areas of the Korean peninsula. It is surrounded by ocean on three sides with 19 inhabited islands and 152 uninhabited islands. The depth is not that low and its land spreads along the coast so many shellfish and seaweed industries have developed.[6]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Goheung (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.9 (1.02) |
46.5 (1.83) |
86.7 (3.41) |
128.2 (5.05) |
133.3 (5.25) |
186.9 (7.36) |
264.9 (10.43) |
264.9 (10.43) |
167.2 (6.58) |
66.8 (2.63) |
51.4 (2.02) |
26.6 (1.05) |
1,449.3 (57.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 93.2 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62.8 | 61.0 | 61.8 | 62.3 | 66.5 | 74.2 | 80.0 | 77.1 | 74.3 | 69.2 | 68.7 | 65.4 | 68.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.3 | 172.2 | 200.8 | 212.9 | 221.8 | 169.0 | 156.1 | 185.0 | 173.3 | 203.1 | 168.1 | 167.3 | 2,195.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55.1 | 57.3 | 55.4 | 57.8 | 53.8 | 44.5 | 41.0 | 51.0 | 51.5 | 63.0 | 57.7 | 57.8 | 53.3 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
editGoheung is twinned with:
Geumcheon-gu, South Korea- Changwon, South Korea
See also
editExternal links
edit- County government home page Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ "S. Korea Completes Work on Naro Space Center". 10 June 2009.
- ^ Pike, John. "Naro Space Center". www.globalsecurity.org.
- ^ "YONHAP NEWS". english.yonhapnews.co.kr.
- ^ Alteration of the districts of boundaries including cities and counties(1962.11.21.)
- ^ "Goheung county". eng.goheung.go.kr. Archived from the original on 2005-09-08. Retrieved 2005-08-11.
- ^ "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.