Jangsu

Jangsu
장수
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 장수군
 • Hanja 長水郡
 • Revised Romanization Jangsu-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Changsu-gun

Emblem of Jangsu
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
 • Total 533.64 km2 (206 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 26,463
 • Density 49.6/km2 (128.5/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeolla

Jangsu County (Jangsu-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Jangsu is not to be confused with Sangju, in North Gyeongsang Province, when you write. It is well known for Jangsu-Galbi.

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Climate

Climate data for Jangsu (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
5.7
(42.3)
10.9
(51.6)
17.8
(64.0)
22.3
(72.1)
25.6
(78.1)
27.6
(81.7)
28.2
(82.8)
24.9
(76.8)
19.5
(67.1)
12.4
(54.3)
5.6
(42.1)
17.0
(62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)
−0.9
(30.4)
4.0
(39.2)
10.4
(50.7)
15.6
(60.1)
19.9
(67.8)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
18.3
(64.9)
11.4
(52.5)
5.0
(41.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
10.5
(50.9)
Average low °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9)
−6.8
(19.8)
−2.1
(28.2)
3.1
(37.6)
9.1
(48.4)
14.7
(58.5)
19.3
(66.7)
19.1
(66.4)
13.2
(55.8)
5.1
(41.2)
−1
(30)
−6.2
(20.8)
4.9
(40.8)
Precipitation mm (inches) 33.7
(1.327)
46.9
(1.846)
59.6
(2.346)
88.9
(3.5)
109.2
(4.299)
189.2
(7.449)
333.6
(13.134)
335.5
(13.209)
144.8
(5.701)
44.5
(1.752)
44.2
(1.74)
34.2
(1.346)
1,464.3
(57.65)
humidity 72.9 70.5 67.7 64.3 68.4 75.4 81.0 81.4 79.7 76.2 74.9 74.2 73.9
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.9 7.8 9.5 8.4 9.2 10.1 16.1 15.3 8.7 6.2 7.4 8.8 116.4
Sunshine hours 152.6 171.4 195.1 219.5 222.5 180.2 145.7 154.9 163.6 187.7 158.1 144.9 2,092.0
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1]

Sister cities

Jangsu is twinned with:

See also

References

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