Daegwallyeong-myeon
Daegwallyeong-myeon 대관령면 | |
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Township | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 대관령면 |
| • Hanja | 大關嶺面 |
| • Revised Romanization | Daegwallyeong-myeon |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Taegwallyŏng-myŏn |
  Daegwallyeong-myeon Location of Daegwallyeong-myeon in South Korea | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′00″N 128°42′00″E / 37.66667°N 128.70000°E | |
| Country |  Republic of Korea |
| Province | Gangwon-do |
| County | Pyeongchang |
| Administrative divisions | 21 ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 221.6 km2 (85.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,162 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
Daegwallyeong-myeon (Korean: 대관령면; Hanja: 大關嶺面) is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is located in the northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is 221.63 square kilometers (85.57 sq mi),[2] and, as of 2008, the population was 6,162 people.[1] The myeon was named Doam-myeon (Korean: 도암면; Hanja: 道岩面) until 2007. Daegwallyeong-myeon is named after the important mountain pass of Daegwallyeong. It has the coldest average temperature in South Korea.[citation needed]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 32.9 (91.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | 0.6 (33.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 0.5 (32.9) | 12.2 (54.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) | −4.6 (23.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.8 (47.8) | 2.3 (36.1) | −4.5 (23.9) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) | −10.1 (13.8) | −4.7 (23.5) | 1.2 (34.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | −2.6 (27.3) | −9.4 (15.1) | 2.3 (36.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.9 (−20.0) | −27.6 (−17.7) | −23.0 (−9.4) | −14.6 (5.7) | −4.7 (23.5) | −1.7 (28.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.3 (27.9) | −9.9 (14.2) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −24.7 (−12.5) | −28.9 (−20.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53.1 (2.09) | 49.2 (1.94) | 72.6 (2.86) | 93.5 (3.68) | 108.2 (4.26) | 162.5 (6.40) | 336.3 (13.24) | 368.4 (14.50) | 249.6 (9.83) | 97.6 (3.84) | 69.4 (2.73) | 34.7 (1.37) | 1,695.1 (66.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.4 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 140.2 |
| Average snowy days | 13.0 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 57.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66.3 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 61.9 | 67.5 | 79.4 | 86.2 | 87.2 | 85.5 | 76.8 | 70.3 | 66.6 | 73.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199.3 | 193.5 | 210.9 | 223.1 | 237.2 | 192.4 | 143.0 | 138.2 | 149.6 | 196.2 | 177.2 | 193.3 | 2,253.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64.4 | 60.8 | 54.6 | 57.4 | 52.1 | 40.7 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 38.6 | 55.5 | 57.8 | 64.3 | 49.3 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
Attractions
[edit]- Yongpyong Ski Resort: largest ski resort in South Korea, venue of 2018 Winter Olympics[6]
- Alpensia Resort: main venue of 2018 Winter Olympics
- Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm
- Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium: venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Households and Population by Eup, Myeon and Dong (Resident Registration)
- ^ 평창군 [대관령면] 홈페이지 방문을 환영합니다.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Yoon, Chul (27 December 2011). "7 best ski and snowboard resorts in Korea". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 3 June 2012.