Yangdok County
Yangdŏk County 양덕군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Chosŏn'gŭl | 양덕군 |
• Hancha | 陽德郡 |
• McCune-Reischauer | Yangdŏk-kun |
• Revised Romanization | Yangdeok-gun |
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Yangdok | |
Country | North Korea |
Province | South P'yŏngan |
Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 18 ri |
Area | |
• Total | 772 km2 (298 sq mi) |
Population (2008[1]) | |
• Total | 61,355 |
• Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Yangdŏk County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
History
[edit]The region is thought to be near the ancient chiefdom of dongye. Biryuguk used to be in the region. It was incorporated into Goguryeo around 40 BC.[2]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Yangdok (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 8.5 (47.3) | 0.4 (32.7) | 15.1 (59.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −4.4 (24.1) | 2.0 (35.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 20.0 (68.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | −5.1 (22.8) | 8.8 (47.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.2 (6.4) | −10.6 (12.9) | −3.9 (25.0) | 1.9 (35.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | −2.7 (27.1) | −10.4 (13.3) | 3.1 (37.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.4 (0.37) | 15.4 (0.61) | 25.7 (1.01) | 48.7 (1.92) | 80.0 (3.15) | 117.8 (4.64) | 275.8 (10.86) | 231.3 (9.11) | 94.2 (3.71) | 46.6 (1.83) | 41.5 (1.63) | 19.6 (0.77) | 1,006 (39.61) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 90.3 |
Average snowy days | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 21.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75.9 | 72.4 | 69.9 | 65.1 | 67.2 | 73.8 | 81.6 | 82.0 | 78.2 | 75.7 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 74.7 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[3] |
Administrative divisions
[edit]Yangdŏk County is divided into one ŭp (town) and 18 ri (villages):
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Transportation
[edit]Yangdŏk county is served by Yangdŏk Station on the Korean State Railway's P'yŏngra Line.
Yangdok Hot Springs Tourist Area
[edit]In 2019, Yangdok Hot Springs Tourist Area was a key construction project, built on the site of Yangdok Recreation Center which opened in 1947.[4][5] It was opened by Kim Jong-un on 7 December 2019. It featured indoor and outdoor baths, a ski slope, and a horse-riding park.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, published in 2009)
- ^ "평안남도 동부에 위치한 군" (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 215, 309, and 344. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Zwirko, Colin (28 June 2019). "Yangdok hot springs and ski resort project taking shape as October deadline looms". NK News.
- ^ 金正恩朝鮮労働党委員長が目指す「温泉大国」とは?. KoreaWorldTimes (in Japanese). 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ Zwirko, Colin (8 December 2019). "Kim Jong Un oversees opening of Yangdok Hot Springs and ski resort". NK News.
External links
[edit]- (in English) Map of Pyongan provinces
- (in Korean) Detailed map