Cheorwon

Cheorwon
철원
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 철원군
 • Hanja 鐵原郡
 • Revised Romanization Cheorwon-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Ch'ŏrwŏn-gun

Emblem of Cheorwon
Country  South Korea
Region Gwandong
Administrative divisions 4 eup, 3 myeon
Area
 • Total 899.82 km2 (347.4 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 54,040
 • Density 60.05/km2 (155.5/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gangwon

Cheorwon County (Cheorwon-gun), also spelt Chorwon, is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is located right next to the border with North Korea.

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History

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Location

Cheorwon plays an important role in providing passage from Seoul to Wonsan and Kumgangsan

Since the expansion of the 43 National Road which connects Cheorwon and Seoul, the ease of transportation has been improved greatly. [2]

Climate

Climate data for Cheorwon (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)		 4.2
(39.6)		 9.8
(49.6)		 17.5
(63.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 26.2
(79.2)		 27.7
(81.9)		 28.7
(83.7)		 24.8
(76.6)		 18.9
(66.0)		 10.4
(50.7)		 3.1
(37.6)		 16.2
(61.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 3.5
(38.3)		 10.4
(50.7)		 16.3
(61.3)		 20.8
(69.4)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.8
(74.8)		 18.7
(65.7)		 11.5
(52.7)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 10.2
(50.4)
Average low °C (°F) −11.4
(11.5)		 −8.3
(17.1)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 3.3
(37.9)		 10.3
(50.5)		 15.9
(60.6)		 20.0
(68.0)		 19.9
(67.8)		 13.5
(56.3)		 5.3
(41.5)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 4.7
(40.5)
Precipitation mm (inches) 20.6
(0.811)		 26.4
(1.039)		 40.2
(1.583)		 64.0
(2.52)		 102.0
(4.016)		 138.0
(5.433)		 400.9
(15.783)		 338.2
(13.315)		 148.5
(5.846)		 44.7
(1.76)		 46.4
(1.827)		 21.2
(0.835)		 1,391.2
(54.772)
% humidity 68.9 64.9 62.6 58.9 65.5 72.1 80.7 79.9 76.8 72.9 71.1 70.6 70.4
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.3 6.3 7.9 8.0 9.7 11.3 17.0 14.1 8.7 6.8 7.7 7.9 112.7
Sunshine hours 161.4 166.3 178.7 195.8 207.8 178.4 128.4 165.0 178.6 192.5 147.7 149.4 2,050.1
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [3]

Sister cities

See also

References

  1. ^ :: Welome to Cheorwon county! ::
  2. ^ :: Welome to Cheorwon county! ::
  3. ^ "평년값자료(1981−2010) 철원(95)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=95&norm=M&x=22&y=3&obs=0&mm=5&dd=2. Retrieved 2011−05−02. 
  4. ^ 제주특별자치도 서귀포시 방문을 환영합니다

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