Yeongcheon
Yeongcheon
영천시 | |
|---|---|
Municipal City | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 영천시 |
| • Hanja | 永川市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongcheon-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏngch'ŏn-si |
 Yeongcheon city hall | |
 Flag  Emblem of Yeongcheon | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 10 myeon, 5 dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 919.76 km2 (355.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 113,807 |
| • Density | 123.7/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Yeongcheon (Korean pronunciation: [jʌ̹ŋ.tɕʰʌ̹n]) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Yeongcheon is located 350 km (220 mi) southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. It is on the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan, and is also the junction of the Jungang and Daegu railway lines.
Symbols[]
- City bird: pigeon
- City flower: rose
- City tree: ginkgo
Economy of Yeongcheon[]
As a rural city, many of Yeongcheon's citizens farm to earn their living. The most well-known crop is the grape, which is generally large, seeded and often peeled before consuming (due to Koreans' concern over fertilizers and pesticides).
Administrative divisions[]
Yeongcheon is divided into 1 eup, 10 myeon and 5 dong.
| eup/myeon/dong | Hangeul | Hanja |
|---|---|---|
| Geumho-eup | 금호읍 | 琴湖邑 |
| Cheongtong-myeon | 청통면 | 淸通面 |
| Sinnyeong-myeon | 신녕면 | 新寧面 |
| Hwasan-myeon | 화산면 | 花山面 |
| Hwabuk-myeon | 화북면 | 華北面 |
| Hwanam-myeon | 화남면 | 華南面 |
| Jayang-myeon | 자양면 | 紫陽面 |
| Imgo-myeon | 임고면 | 臨皐面 |
| Gogyeong-myeong | 고경면 | 古鏡面 |
| Bugan-myeon | 북안면 | 北安面 |
| Daechang-myeon | 대창면 | 大昌面 |
| Dongbu-dong | 동부동 | 東部洞 |
| Jungang-dong | 중앙동 | 中央洞 |
| Seobu-dong | 서부동 | 西部洞 |
| Wansan-dong | 완산동 | 完山洞 |
| Nambu-dong | 남부동 | 南部洞 |
Festivals[]
The Bohyeon Mountain Starlight Festival takes place in summer and is centered in the Bohyeon Mountain Observatory, which houses the third-largest telescope in Korea. In late summer, the Grape Festival takes place, hosting events such as the Miss Grape contest and a grape-eating competition. Yeongcheon is also well known for its Herbal Medicine Festival, which takes place in October and hosts traditional singing and a variety of herbs which are about 480 Herbal Medicine and Wine which made by Yeongcheon's grapes festival is also famous.
People[]
Notable individuals born in the city include Goryeo period general Choe Mu-seon and Goryeo intellectual Jeong Mong-ju. Also, it was the hometown of Paek Gun Sang, a tremendous Korean War veteran, who led himself to a high government position without being paid any kind of salary during the Korean War.
Tourism[]
Tourists to Yeongcheon are few, but popular destinations include Eunhaesa Temple, the War Memorial Park, Cyan Art Gallery, Yeongcheon Dam, the Jeong Sowon and Gatbawi.
Climate[]
| Climate data for Yeongcheon (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.6 (0.89) |
27.3 (1.07) |
46.9 (1.85) |
62.4 (2.46) |
87.2 (3.43) |
135.8 (5.35) |
224.4 (8.83) |
225.3 (8.87) |
135.0 (5.31) |
31.8 (1.25) |
32.8 (1.29) |
15.2 (0.60) |
1,046.8 (41.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 86.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58.0 | 58.2 | 59.4 | 57.0 | 61.9 | 68.6 | 75.3 | 74.8 | 73.8 | 68.3 | 65.0 | 61.3 | 65.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 169.4 | 179.5 | 203.4 | 222.7 | 232.1 | 196.8 | 172.3 | 187.2 | 167.4 | 198.8 | 160.4 | 156.6 | 2,248.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Yeongcheon is twinned with:[2]
See also[]
- List of cities in South Korea
- in South Korea
References[]
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/world/asia/22brides.html?pagewanted=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20050127215635/http://en.yc.go.kr/
- ^ 평년값자료(1981–2010) 영천(281). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Sister Cities". yc.go.kr. Yeongcheon. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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Coordinates: 35°58′24″N 128°56′19″E / 35.973196°N 128.938612°E
- Yeongcheon
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