Jindo
진도군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul진도군
 • Hanja珍島郡
 • Revised RomanizationJindo-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerChindo-gun
Flag of Jindo
Flag
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
RegionHonam
Administrative divisions1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
 • Total420.32 km2 (162.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2015[1])
 • Total29,538
 • Density70/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla

Jindo County (Jindo-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It consists of the island of Jindo and several smaller nearby islands. Jindo Bridge connects Jindo county with Haenam county.

Together with Jindo Island, Jindo County contains an archipelago of about 230 small islands, of which only 45 are inhabited by 4,855 people. Women made up 50.4% of the total county population of 29,538 in 2015.[1] Most of the land is covered by forests (60%) and cultivated fields (30%).[2][3] The county tree is Malchilus thunbergii, the flower camellia and the bird the swan.[4] The local food specialties are wolfberry, which is used for liquor, tea and paste; cheongju red-colored rice wine, brown seaweed and black rice.[5]

Climate

Climate data for Jindo (2002–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		12.2
(54.0) 		17.6
(63.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		30.4
(86.7) 		26.8
(80.2) 		21.6
(70.9) 		15.3
(59.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8) 		3.3
(37.9) 		7.0
(44.6) 		12.1
(53.8) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		26.3
(79.3) 		22.0
(71.6) 		16.2
(61.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		4.3
(39.7) 		13.9
(57.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		1.8
(35.2) 		6.6
(43.9) 		12.0
(53.6) 		17.3
(63.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		18.0
(64.4) 		11.2
(52.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		0.0
(32.0) 		9.6
(49.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.9
(1.26) 		46.4
(1.83) 		75.9
(2.99) 		126.5
(4.98) 		145.6
(5.73) 		153.9
(6.06) 		232.6
(9.16) 		235.3
(9.26) 		155.3
(6.11) 		76.0
(2.99) 		52.1
(2.05) 		43.2
(1.70) 		1,374.7
(54.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.8 7.5 7.7 8.4 8.6 8.6 12.7 10.7 8.7 5.5 7.3 10.0 103.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population, Households and Housing Units". KOSIS. 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  2. ^ Present situation Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Jindo County
  3. ^ Greetings from Mayor, Jindo County
  4. ^ Symbols, Jindo County
  5. ^ Chinese Matrimony Vines(Gugija), Jindo County
  6. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

External links

34°28′59″N 126°15′43″E / 34.4830555656°N 126.261944454°E / 34.4830555656; 126.261944454

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