Yeongdong
영동군
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 영동군 |
| • Hanja | 永同郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongdong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngdong-gun |
Flag 
Emblem of Yeongdong | |
Location in South Korea
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| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Hoseo |
| Administrative divisions | 1eup, 10 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 845.01 km2 (326.26 sq mi) |
| Population
(2001)
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| • Total | 57,424 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong |
Yeongdong County (Korean: 영동군) is a countyinNorth Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The county should not be confused with the similarly named Yeongdong region.
During the Korean War, this county was the site of the No Gun Ri Massacre.
Yeongdong 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 Chupungnyeong, Yeongdong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.1 (0.95) |
34.2 (1.35) |
52.9 (2.08) |
80.3 (3.16) |
80.1 (3.15) |
136.6 (5.38) |
260.7 (10.26) |
263.9 (10.39) |
135.6 (5.34) |
58.1 (2.29) |
43.0 (1.69) |
25.8 (1.02) |
1,195.3 (47.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 116 |
| Average snowy days | 10.6 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 33.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60.6 | 57.2 | 55.6 | 54.6 | 61.3 | 70.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 77.1 | 71.0 | 65.9 | 62.8 | 66.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.1 | 179.3 | 206.7 | 217.5 | 234.6 | 184.9 | 145.9 | 156.9 | 167.1 | 201.1 | 167.2 | 168.7 | 2,206 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56.3 | 56.5 | 52.9 | 55.0 | 52.0 | 41.6 | 32.5 | 37.6 | 44.5 | 57.9 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 48.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
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Yeongdong is twinned with:
Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China
Dumaguete, Philippines
Alameda, United States of America36°10′30″N 127°46′35″E / 36.17500001°N 127.776388899°E / 36.17500001; 127.776388899
