Yeongdeok
영덕군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul영덕군
 • Hanja盈德郡
 • Revised RomanizationYeongdeok-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerYŏngdŏk-gun
Flag of Yeongdeok
Flag
Official logo of Yeongdeok
Emblem of Yeongdeok
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionYeongnam
Administrative divisions1 eup, 8 myeon
Area
 • Total741.05 km2 (286.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total52,697
 • Density71.1/km2 (184/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang

Yeongdeok County (Yeongdeok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well known for snow crabs.

Administrative divisions

Map of Yeongdeok County

Yeongdeok County is divided into 1 eup and 8 myeon.

Name Hangeul Hanja
Yeongdeok-eup 영덕읍 盈德邑
Changsu-myeon 창수면 蒼水面
Byeonggok-myeon 병곡면 柄谷面
Yeonghae-myeon 영해면 寧海面
Chuksan-myeon 축산면 丑山面
Jipum-myeon 지품면 知品面
Ganggu-myeon 강구면 江口面
Dalsan-myeon 달산면 達山面
Namjeong-myeon 남정면 南亭面

Festival

Yeongdeok city hosts a 'Snow Crab Festival' every year. The festival offers various events, including children snow crab fishing, family team game, snow crab auction, Madangguk (One type of traditional Korean performance). The Youngdeok King Festival, which marks its 21st year in 2018, is held in the Gaejang Port and offers a variety of attractions and experiences to tourists through its colorful events.[1][2]

Climate

Yeongdeok has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).

Climate data for Yeongdeok (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6) 		24.1
(75.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.8
(96.4) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.1
(100.6) 		39.9
(103.8) 		35.3
(95.5) 		30.1
(86.2) 		26.9
(80.4) 		20.9
(69.6) 		39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		8.1
(46.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		18.4
(65.1) 		22.9
(73.2) 		25.6
(78.1) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.1
(84.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		20.7
(69.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		18.3
(64.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8) 		2.9
(37.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		17.1
(62.8) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.5
(76.1) 		20.1
(68.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.2
(48.6) 		3.1
(37.6) 		13.1
(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		1.7
(35.1) 		6.7
(44.1) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.5
(68.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.1
(50.2) 		4.2
(39.6) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		8.5
(47.3)
Record low °C (°F) −15.1
(4.8) 		−13.7
(7.3) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		1.5
(34.7) 		6.0
(42.8) 		11.1
(52.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		6.4
(43.5) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−13.8
(7.2) 		−15.1
(4.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.4
(1.47) 		30.5
(1.20) 		49.1
(1.93) 		79.5
(3.13) 		74.5
(2.93) 		113.4
(4.46) 		194.3
(7.65) 		213.6
(8.41) 		159.6
(6.28) 		86.2
(3.39) 		49.8
(1.96) 		24.3
(0.96) 		1,112.2
(43.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.9 4.9 7.1 7.0 7.4 8.9 12.2 12.6 9.8 5.8 6.0 3.8 90.4
Average snowy days 2.3 2.6 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 7.8
Average relative humidity (%) 51.8 54.0 58.3 59.3 64.3 73.9 78.7 79.9 78.0 68.9 59.9 51.5 64.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.3 187.5 210.7 228.3 243.6 201.4 178.2 188.8 178.7 198.5 181.1 190.3 2,382.4
Percent possible sunshine 67.2 63.8 58.7 61.5 58.2 49.2 43.6 50.0 51.6 62.3 63.5 67.8 57.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "영덕대게축제(YeongdeokCrabFestival)". 영덕대게축제. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "영덕대게축제(Yeongdeok King's Lab Festival)". 대한민국 구석구석(The four corners of the Republic of Korea). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ^ "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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