Singye County
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Sin'gye County
신계군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hanja | 新溪郡 |
• McCune-Reischauer | Sin’gye-kun |
• Revised Romanization | Singye-gun |
Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Singye | |
Country | North Korea |
Province | North Hwanghae Province |
Area | |
• Total | 725.7 km2 (280.2 sq mi) |
Population (2008[1]) | |
• Total | 78,573 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Sin'gye County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is a mining district with abandoned molybdenum and copper mines.[2]
Climate[]
Climate data for Singye (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
15.6 (0.61) |
28.9 (1.14) |
48.5 (1.91) |
96.1 (3.78) |
107.6 (4.24) |
308.8 (12.16) |
267.5 (10.53) |
118.0 (4.65) |
32.2 (1.27) |
42.0 (1.65) |
17.0 (0.67) |
1,095.4 (43.13) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 86.5 |
Average snowy days | 6.6 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 19.0 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 69.9 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 62.6 | 69.8 | 74.1 | 84.8 | 83.2 | 77.3 | 71.6 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 72.9 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[3] |
Administrative divisions[]
Sin'gye county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 27 ri (villages):
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Transport[]
Sin'gye county is served by three stations on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn line of the Korean State Railway.
References[]
- ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
- ^ "Kamuri Mining District, Singye County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea". www.mindat.org.
- ^ "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 232–281. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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- Counties of North Hwanghae
- North Korea geography stubs