Buan

Buan
부안
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 부안군
 • Hanja 扶安郡
 • Revised Romanization Buan-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Puan-gun
Byeonsan peninsula

Emblem of Buan
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 12 myeon
Area
 • Total 493.54 km2 (190.6 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 74,716
 • Density 151.4/km2 (392.1/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeolla

Buan County (Buan-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is bounded by the city of Jeongeup on the east, the county of Gochang on the south, the city of Gimje on the north, and Yellow Sea on the west. Buan is divided into 1 eup, 12 myeon, and 503 ri. Buan had a 2008 estimated population of 60,872 and an area of 493.05㎢.[1] Famous people from Buan include Joseon Dynasty kisaeng and poet, Yi Mae-chang. This county should not be confused with Muan, the NEW capital of South Jeolla Province.

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Climate

Climate data for Buan (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)
6.2
(43.2)
11.2
(52.2)
17.7
(63.9)
22.8
(73.0)
26.3
(79.3)
29.4
(84.9)
30.4
(86.7)
26.3
(79.3)
20.8
(69.4)
13.8
(56.8)
7.0
(44.6)
18.0
(64.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
1.2
(34.2)
5.5
(41.9)
11.3
(52.3)
16.9
(62.4)
21.3
(70.3)
25.0
(77.0)
25.6
(78.1)
20.9
(69.6)
14.6
(58.3)
8.1
(46.6)
2.0
(35.6)
12.6
(54.7)
Average low °C (°F) −5
(23)
−3.3
(26.1)
0.4
(32.7)
5.7
(42.3)
11.7
(53.1)
17.2
(63.0)
21.6
(70.9)
21.8
(71.2)
16.3
(61.3)
9.0
(48.2)
3.0
(37.4)
−2.5
(27.5)
8.0
(46.4)
Precipitation mm (inches) 34.3
(1.35)
38.4
(1.512)
48.9
(1.925)
73.6
(2.898)
89.0
(3.504)
150.0
(5.906)
276.0
(10.866)
250.2
(9.85)
146.9
(5.783)
51.4
(2.024)
53.9
(2.122)
37.7
(1.484)
1,250.4
(49.228)
humidity 76.5 74.3 72.1 71.0 73.9 78.5 82.3 80.7 78.2 74.4 73.9 76.6 76.0
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.2 7.6 8.2 7.3 7.6 8.7 13.1 12.7 8.3 6.3 8.5 9.9 108.4
Sunshine hours 165.0 178.6 217.1 240.3 253.4 219.0 203.6 227.5 215.9 223.9 169.5 153.7 2,472.9
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [2]

Sister cities

Buan is twinned with:

See also

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