| Inje 인제 |
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| — County — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 인제군 | ||
| • Hanja | 麟蹄郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Inje-gun | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Inje-gun | ||
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| Country | South Korea | ||
| Region | Gwandong | ||
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 5 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,646.33 km2 (635.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| • Total | 34,120 | ||
| • Density | 21/km2 (54.4/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Gangwon | ||
Inje County (Inje-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It has the lowest population density of any South Korean county.
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Since the first inhabitants came to the Korean peninsula, there have been people living in Inje county. Surrounded by clear and clean rivers and streams and magnificent Soraksan. Inje is located in the mid-east of Gangwon-do, it was at first called Jeojokhyeon in the Goguryeo Kingdom, Heejaehyeon in the Silla Kingdom, Inje in the Goryeo Dynasty, Youngsohyeon and again later Inje in the Joseon Dynasty and finally raised to the status of Inje county on August, 1896.[1]
Inje is located in the Taebaek Mountains and has a landscape dominated by Flora. Many species inhabit several areas of the county, not only mountains but rivers also.
| Climate data for Inje (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2 (28) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −11 (12) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 17.5 (0.689) |
20.7 (0.815) |
38.0 (1.496) |
61.1 (2.406) |
97.7 (3.846) |
118.2 (4.654) |
307.2 (12.094) |
294.0 (11.575) |
156.4 (6.157) |
40.7 (1.602) |
39.5 (1.555) |
19.7 (0.776) |
1,210.5 (47.657) |
| % humidity | 67.4 | 64.0 | 62.0 | 57.5 | 65.7 | 71.7 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 77.2 | 72.9 | 69.6 | 68.7 | 69.6 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 102.4 |
| Sunshine hours | 160.5 | 159.9 | 192.0 | 211.8 | 224.1 | 205.2 | 159.0 | 174.3 | 175.7 | 175.7 | 139.5 | 146.2 | 2,128.1 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [3] | |||||||||||||
Daecheong Peak is the highest peak in the Mt. Seorak ranges and is located near at the boundary of Inje county and Yangyang county with an altitude of 1,708m.[4]
The beautiful snow scenes around Daecheong peak are widely known. Inje county is quite cold from early November, with snow falling around its higher peaks. In 2007, the first heavy snow of the year was recorded as early as 16 November.[5]
Because of its cold climate, lots of ice fishing festivals often occur in Inje and also the wider Gangwon-do area. However, the ice fishing in Inje is one of the main attractions in winter with 6,000 tourists per weekday and over 10,000 on weekends.[6]
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