Dongducheon
| Dongducheon 동두천시 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipal City | ||
| Korean transcription(s) | ||
| • Hangul | 동두천시 | |
| • Hanja | 東豆川市 | |
| • Revised Romanization | Dongducheon-si | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Tongduch'ŏn-si | |
|
Jihaeng Station in Dongducheon | ||
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 Location in South Korea | ||
| Country |
 South Korea | |
| Region | Sudogwon | |
| Administrative divisions | 7 dong, 145 tong, 1172 ban | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 95.66 km2 (36.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 82,623 | |
| • Density | 864/km2 (2,240/sq mi) | |
| • Dialect | Seoul | |
| Website | Dongducheon Office | |
Dongducheon (Korean pronunciation: [toŋ.du.tɕʰʌn]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and the division command is at Uijeongbu.
History
Under Goguryeo, the dynasty's territory extended southward into Korean peninsula, and Dongducheon became part of the kingdom in the form of naeulmae hyun (a certain form of ancient village land holding). Later Dongducheon became Sacheon village of Unified Silla in the North-South States Period. It was part of the district of Yangju in Goryeo.[1]
Modern
In 1963, its status was raised to that of a township, Tongducheon (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon City was established, encompassing Yangju county.
Statistics
Climate
| Climate data for Dongducheon (1981–2010, extremes 1998–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.9 (75) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
26.1 (79) |
20.3 (68.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.0 (68) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
5.0 (41) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
7.2 (45) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.2 (−15.2) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.8 (0.819) |
22.7 (0.894) |
38.8 (1.528) |
72.7 (2.862) |
93.6 (3.685) |
142.8 (5.622) |
424.0 (16.693) |
408.3 (16.075) |
172.8 (6.803) |
51.1 (2.012) |
35.8 (1.409) |
19.6 (0.772) |
1,502.9 (59.169) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 112.4 |
| Average snowy days | 7.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 24.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63.3 | 58.6 | 56.8 | 55.5 | 64.0 | 69.8 | 80.0 | 78.1 | 74.6 | 69.9 | 64.2 | 62.4 | 66.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.3 | 171.8 | 189.5 | 193.4 | 207.6 | 181.5 | 109.2 | 149.2 | 163.2 | 187.3 | 159.5 | 163.2 | 2,050.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57.3 | 56.4 | 51.1 | 48.9 | 47.1 | 41.0 | 24.3 | 35.4 | 43.7 | 53.8 | 52.3 | 54.8 | 46.0 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2][3][4] (percent sunshine and snowy days)[5] | |||||||||||||
Festivals
Since 1999, Dongducheon has annually hosted the Dongducheon Rock Festival, one of the biggest rock festivals in South Korea. In 2007, the festival was held at Camp Nimble, a former US Army installation returned to South Korea.
A maple festival is held every autumn in several streets and parts of the city.
Education
There are 10 high schools, 15 middle schools, 38 elementary schools, and Hanbuk University.
U.S. Military Bases
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.ddc21.net/_foreign/eng/m02/a02_b01_c01.asp Homepage of Dongducheon city(eng)
- ↑ "평년값자료(1981–2010), 동두천(98)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최고기온 (℃) 최고순위, 동두천(98)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최저기온 (℃) 최고순위, 동두천(98)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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Coordinates: 37°55′N 127°04′E / 37.917°N 127.067°E