Wando
완도군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul완도군
 • Hanja莞島郡
 • Revised RomanizationWando-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerWando-gun
Flag of Wando
Flag
Official logo of Wando
Emblem of Wando
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHonam
Administrative divisions3 eup, 9 myeon
Area
 • Total391.81 km2 (151.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total66,978
 • Density179/km2 (460/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla

Wando County (Korean: 완도군; RR: Wando-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat.

The major military headquarters and trading hub Cheonghaejin, established by General Jang Bogo in 828, was located on Wando Island.

Champion golfer K.J. Choi hails from Wando.

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Districts

Classification Area (km2) Units Population
Wando-eup 54.11 8,089 19,761
Geumil-eup 28.14 1,945 4,033
Nohwa-eup 31.94 2,545 5,780
Gunwae-myun 42.78 1,889 3,732
Shinji-myun 31.31 1,822 3,874
Gogeum-myun 46.38 2,263 4,651
Yaksan-myun 28.80 1,28 2,586
Chungsan-myun 41.88 1,319 2,613
Soan-myun 28.37 1,4 3,021
Geumdang-myun 14.22 560 1,184
Bogil-myun 32.54 1,141 2,819
Saengil-myun 15.07 492 945
Total 395.54 24,745 54,999

Speciality

The best Gim is produced in the Wando area. Laver farming goes back 200 years, and with 22%, Wando is the biggest production area. In 2006, Wando exported about 2.3 million tons of green laver to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Wando (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		27.6
(81.7) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		36.2
(97.2) 		36.9
(98.4) 		34.0
(93.2) 		29.9
(85.8) 		24.4
(75.9) 		20.3
(68.5) 		36.9
(98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		8.3
(46.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		17.9
(64.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		25.4
(77.7) 		28.3
(82.9) 		29.8
(85.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		21.6
(70.9) 		15.2
(59.4) 		8.8
(47.8) 		18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		3.9
(39.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		12.9
(55.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.2
(70.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		26.0
(78.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		16.9
(62.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		4.9
(40.8) 		14.3
(57.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3) 		0.2
(32.4) 		3.6
(38.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		13.4
(56.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		13.0
(55.4) 		7.0
(44.6) 		1.4
(34.5) 		10.7
(51.3)
Record low °C (°F) −10.2
(13.6) 		−10.7
(12.7) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		5.1
(41.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		16.5
(61.7) 		13.9
(57.0) 		11.0
(51.8) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−10.7
(12.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.0
(1.34) 		52.6
(2.07) 		103.7
(4.08) 		141.7
(5.58) 		147.0
(5.79) 		207.2
(8.16) 		257.2
(10.13) 		238.8
(9.40) 		176.4
(6.94) 		73.0
(2.87) 		62.7
(2.47) 		37.2
(1.46) 		1,531.5
(60.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.0 7.6 8.9 8.9 9.3 11.5 13.5 11.8 9.7 5.8 7.8 8.3 111.1
Average snowy days 7.2 4.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.8 18.5
Average relative humidity (%) 65.1 64.0 64.3 65.8 70.8 79.5 85.0 82.6 77.2 69.3 68.6 66.6 71.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 149.0 161.6 189.6 203.7 214.3 162.3 150.4 175.5 167.6 206.5 162.0 149.9 2,092.4
Percent possible sunshine 47.4 50.8 48.8 52.0 47.8 36.8 33.1 44.0 44.6 58.0 52.2 48.5 46.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Wando is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "'김의 고장' 완도서 햇김 본격 출하". Newsis. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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