| Hongcheon 홍천 |
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| — County — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 홍천군 | ||
| • Hanja | 洪川郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Hongcheon-gun | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Hongch'ŏn-gun | ||
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| Country | South Korea | ||
| Region | Gwandong | ||
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 9 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,817.87 km2 (701.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (75251) | |||
| • Total | 75,251 | ||
| • Density | 41/km2 (106.2/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Gangwon | ||
Hongcheon (Hongcheon-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is the birthplace of historic general Choi Yeong of Goryeo. It is also the birthplace of Lee Young-Pyo, who plays for the South Korea national football team. He also plays for Al-Hilal F.C. of Saudi Arabia.
| Climate data for Hongcheon (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−8 (18) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.803) |
25.7 (1.012) |
45.6 (1.795) |
66.2 (2.606) |
105.2 (4.142) |
140.6 (5.535) |
397.0 (15.63) |
316.3 (12.453) |
178.9 (7.043) |
49.5 (1.949) |
40.9 (1.61) |
19.1 (0.752) |
1,405.4 (55.331) |
| % humidity | 69.5 | 66.1 | 62.5 | 57.8 | 63.9 | 69.3 | 77.4 | 77.2 | 75.8 | 72.7 | 70.7 | 70.8 | 69.5 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.2 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 100.7 |
| Sunshine hours | 161.1 | 168.7 | 195.7 | 214.6 | 224.8 | 204.0 | 159.3 | 175.7 | 175.8 | 182.8 | 145.7 | 150.5 | 2,163.7 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1] | |||||||||||||
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