| Seosan 서산 瑞山 |
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| — Municipal City — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 서산시 | ||
| • Hanja | 瑞山市 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Seosan-si | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sŏsan si | ||
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| Country | South Korea | ||
| Region | Hoseo | ||
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 9 myeon, 5 dong | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 739.15 km2 (285.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 163,055 | ||
| • Density | 201.2/km2 (521.1/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Chungcheong | ||
Seosan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Located at , it has a population of 163,055 according to the 2010 census.
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Seosan has four distinct seasons. In spring, mild temperatures are accompanied by strong winds bearing dust from the Chinese mainland; this dust is called [hwangsa] (황사)or Asian Dust. In summer, the monsoon (jangma, 장마) lasts for about three weeks and is typified by heavy rainfall. As in the rest of Korea, Seosan may be affected by typhoons during the Summer. Category 1 Typhoon "Kompasu" caused damage to the city when it struck in the early hours of the morning of September 2nd 2010. August is the hottest month and is humid. Fall begins in mid September and temperatures fall away quickly by November. The first winter snows usually appear in early December. The average annual temperature is 11.8 degrees Celsius.
| Climate data for Seosan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 28.2 (1.11) |
26.6 (1.047) |
46.3 (1.823) |
70.2 (2.764) |
105.2 (4.142) |
138.4 (5.449) |
273.4 (10.764) |
295.9 (11.65) |
162.4 (6.394) |
52.2 (2.055) |
56.5 (2.224) |
30.7 (1.209) |
1,285.7 (50.618) |
| % humidity | 71.4 | 69.6 | 68.5 | 67.6 | 71.9 | 75.9 | 83.4 | 81.8 | 78.5 | 74.8 | 73.4 | 72.7 | 74.1 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 13.7 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 113.6 |
| Sunshine hours | 151.8 | 168.9 | 202.0 | 219.7 | 233.8 | 193.3 | 143.7 | 183.5 | 189.2 | 203.1 | 148.4 | 141.4 | 2,178.8 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [1] | |||||||||||||
Seosan is served by Express and by Intercity buses. It takes about 90 minutes to reach Seoul by Express bus, if traffic conditions are favourable. The nearest railway station is at Hongseong, about 40 km south. Hongseong Station is on the Janghang Line.
The famous Korean singer and actor Rain (비) was born in Seosan. Another famous singer from Seosan is Star (별). Seosan is renowned for oysters and garlic. The historic Haemi castle (해미읍성) is about 12 km from the city, in Haemi-eup.
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