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Yeongdeok County

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Overview

Yeongdeok County (Yeongdeok-gun, 영덕군) is a county with 35,000 residents (2021) in North Gyeongsang Province. It is well known for snow crabs. Yeongdeok city hosts a Snow Crab Festival every year.

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Introduction

County in Yeongnam, South KoreaYeongdeok County 영덕군CountyKorean transcription(s) • Hangul영덕군 • Hanja盈德郡 • Revised RomanizationYeongdeok-gun • McCune-ReischauerYŏngdŏk-gun FlagLogoLocation in South KoreaCountry South KoreaRegionYeongnamAdministrative divisions1 eup, 8 myeonArea • Total741.05 km2 (286.12 sq mi)Population (September 2024) • Total33,356 • Density71.1/km2 (184/sq mi) • DialectGyeongsang Yeongdeok County (Korean: 영덕군; RR: Yeongdeok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well known for snow crabs.

Administrative divisions

[edit] Map of Yeongdeok County Yeongdeok County is divided into 1 eup and 8 myeon. Name Hangeul Hanja Yeongdeok-eup 영덕읍 盈德邑 Changsu-myeon 창수면 蒼水面 Byeonggok-myeon 병곡면 柄谷面 Yeonghae-myeon 영해면 寧海面 Chuksan-myeon 축산면 丑山面 Jipum-myeon 지품면 知品面 Ganggu-myeon 강구면 江口面 Dalsan-myeon 달산면 達山面 Namjeong-myeon 남정면 南亭面

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Festival

[edit] Yeongdeok-eup hosts a snow crab festival every year. The festival offers various events including snow crab fishing for children, family team games, a snow crab auction, and Madangguk (a type of traditional Korean performance). The Youngdeok King Festival, which marks its twenty-first year in 2018, is held in the Gaejang Port and offers a variety of attractions and experiences to tourists through its colorful events.

Climate

[edit] Yeongdeok has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa). Climate data for Yeongdeok (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 17.0(62.6) 24.1(75.4) 27.0(80.6) 34.0(93.2) 35.8(96.4) 37.0(98.6) 38.1(100.6) 39.9(103.8) 35.3(95.5) 30.1(86.2) 26.9(80.4) 20.9(69.6) 39.9(103.8) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.8(42.4) 8.1(46.6) 12.5(54.5) 18.4(65.1) 22.9(73.2) 25.6(78.1) 28.6(83.5) 29.1(84.4) 25.0(77.0) 20.7(69.3) 14.6(58.3) 8.0(46.4) 18.3(64.9) Daily mean °C (°F) 1.0(33.8) 2.9(37.2) 7.0(44.6) 12.5(54.5) 17.1(62.8) 20.4(68.7) 24.1(75.4) 24.5(76.1) 20.1(68.2) 15.0(59.0) 9.2(48.6) 3.1(37.6) 13.1(55.6) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.1(26.4) −1.8(28.8) 1.7(35.1) 6.7(44.1) 11.6(52.9) 16.0(60.8) 20.5(68.9) 21.1(70.0) 16.0(60.8) 10.1(50.2) 4.2(39.6) −1.2(29.8) 8.5(47.3) Record low °C (°F) −15.1(4.8) −13.7(7.3) −9.9(14.2) −3.6(25.5) 1.5(34.7) 6.0(42.8) 11.1(52.0) 12.8(55.0) 6.4(43.5) −1.4(29.5) −7.2(19.0) −13.8(7.2) −15.1(4.8) Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.4(1.47) 30.5(1.20) 49.1(1.93) 79.5(3.13) 74.5(2.93) 113.4(4.46) 194.3(7.65) 213.6(8.41) 159.6(6.28) 86.2(3.39) 49.8(1.96) 24.3(0.96) 1,112.2(43.79) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.9 4.9 7.1 7.0 7.4 8.9 12.2 12.6 9.8 5.8 6.0 3.8 90.4 Average snowy days 2.3 2.6 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 7.8 Average relative humidity (%) 51.8 54.0 58.3 59.3 64.3 73.9 78.7 79.9 78.0 68.9 59.9 51.5 64.9 Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.3 187.5 210.7 228.3 243.6 201.4 178.2 188.8 178.7 198.5 181.1 190.3 2,382.4 Percentage possible sunshine 67.2 63.8 58.7 61.5 58.2 49.2 43.6 50.0 51.6 62.3 63.5 67.8 57.3 Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)