Okcheon County

Summary

Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Okcheon
옥천군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul옥천군
 • Hanja沃川郡
 • Revised RomanizationOkcheon-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerOkch'ŏn-gun
Flag of Okcheon
Official logo of Okcheon
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHoseo
Administrative divisions1 eup, 8 myeon
Area
 • Total537.13 km2 (207.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total56,634
 • Density114/km2 (300/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Chungcheong

Climate edit

Okcheon has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.

Climate data for Okcheon (1993–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
6.6
(43.9)
12.7
(54.9)
19.4
(66.9)
24.8
(76.6)
28.2
(82.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.6
(87.1)
26.2
(79.2)
20.5
(68.9)
13.1
(55.6)
5.6
(42.1)
18.4
(65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0)
0.3
(32.5)
5.7
(42.3)
12.1
(53.8)
17.7
(63.9)
22.2
(72.0)
25.0
(77.0)
25.3
(77.5)
20.1
(68.2)
13.1
(55.6)
6.5
(43.7)
−0.3
(31.5)
12.1
(53.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.4
(18.7)
−5.2
(22.6)
−0.6
(30.9)
5.3
(41.5)
11.1
(52.0)
16.9
(62.4)
21.3
(70.3)
21.5
(70.7)
15.7
(60.3)
7.7
(45.9)
0.9
(33.6)
−5.3
(22.5)
6.8
(44.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.3
(0.84)
32.5
(1.28)
48.0
(1.89)
74.4
(2.93)
74.4
(2.93)
141.6
(5.57)
284.0
(11.18)
265.2
(10.44)
133.3
(5.25)
56.4
(2.22)
44.4
(1.75)
23.8
(0.94)
1,199.3
(47.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.8 4.9 6.9 7.4 6.9 7.9 14.0 13.1 8.0 5.1 6.7 5.7 91.4
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

Twin towns – sister cities edit

Okcheon is twinned with:

Prominent individuals edit

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

External links edit

  • Okcheon County government home page

36°18′03″N 127°34′07″E / 36.3008333433°N 127.568611121°E / 36.3008333433; 127.568611121