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Yanggu
양구군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul양구군
 • Hanja楊口郡
 • Revised RomanizationYanggu-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerYanggu-gun
Flag of Yanggu
Flag
Official logo of Yanggu
Emblem of Yanggu
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionGwandong
Administrative divisions1 eup, 4 myeon
Area
 • Total700.8 km2 (270.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total24,027
 • Density34/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gangwon

Yanggu County (Yanggu-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.

The northern part of Yanggu County was part of the front line for much of the Korean War, and now borders the Demilitarized Zone. Several Korean War battle sites are located in Yanggu County, including Bloody Ridge, Heartbreak Ridge, and Hill 1179 (Daeusan).

Yanggu is located in what is claimed to be the geographic center of the Korean peninsula. Dochon-ri village in Nam-myeon[1] in Yanggu is called the "navel of Korea".[2]

Climate

Yanggu has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Climate data for Yanggu (1993–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9) 		5.1
(41.2) 		11.3
(52.3) 		18.4
(65.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		28.1
(82.6) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.9
(85.8) 		25.5
(77.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		3.2
(37.8) 		17.3
(63.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		3.7
(38.7) 		10.4
(50.7) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.7
(69.3) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.6
(74.5) 		18.1
(64.6) 		11.3
(52.3) 		4.1
(39.4) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		10.0
(50.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		9.6
(49.3) 		15.1
(59.2) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		5.9
(42.6) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		4.5
(40.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.6
(0.50) 		20.1
(0.79) 		27.1
(1.07) 		63.3
(2.49) 		79.3
(3.12) 		111.0
(4.37) 		321.4
(12.65) 		310.9
(12.24) 		121.1
(4.77) 		42.5
(1.67) 		43.5
(1.71) 		14.2
(0.56) 		1,167
(45.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.0 3.6 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.7 13.3 12.9 7.4 4.5 6.1 3.9 84
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea

Yanggu is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. ^ The Natural Side of the DMZ in Yanggu, Gangwon-do
  2. ^ Travel to the nude in nature, “DMZ’s story 4 – Yanggu” 한반도의 배꼽, 양구
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "International Exchange". Yanggu County. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

External links

38°06′29″N 127°59′22″E / 38.107952°N 127.989507°E / 38.107952; 127.989507


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