Cheongyang County

Cheongyang

청양군
Cheongyang 청양군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	청양군
• Hanja	靑陽郡
• Revised Romanization	Cheongyang-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Ch'ŏngyang-gun
	Chungnam Livestock Research Institute
	Flag Emblem of Cheongyang
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 9 myeon
Area
• Total	479.57 km2 (185.16 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	37,194
• Density	77.6/km2 (201/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong

Cheongyang County (Korean: 청양군; RR: Cheongyang-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. A predominantly rural area, it is known throughout Korea for the spicy Cheongyang chili peppers which are grown there. Another noted local specialty is the fruit of the gugija. The county is home to Cheongyang Provincial College.

Climate

Cheongyang has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.

Climate data for Cheongyang (1993–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	6.1 (43.0)	11.8 (53.2)	18.4 (65.1)	23.9 (75.0)	27.5 (81.5)	29.3 (84.7)	30.2 (86.4)	26.1 (79.0)	20.5 (68.9)	12.9 (55.2)	5.3 (41.5)	17.9 (64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	4.8 (40.6)	11.0 (51.8)	16.8 (62.2)	21.4 (70.5)	24.9 (76.8)	25.2 (77.4)	19.9 (67.8)	13.0 (55.4)	6.2 (43.2)	−0.4 (31.3)	11.7 (53.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−8.1 (17.4)	−6.1 (21.0)	−1.9 (28.6)	4.0 (39.2)	10.1 (50.2)	15.9 (60.6)	21.0 (69.8)	21.1 (70.0)	14.8 (58.6)	6.6 (43.9)	0.4 (32.7)	−5.8 (21.6)	6.0 (42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	21.8 (0.86)	34.1 (1.34)	44.7 (1.76)	84.1 (3.31)	90.1 (3.55)	134.4 (5.29)	290.4 (11.43)	296.6 (11.68)	143.4 (5.65)	65.1 (2.56)	54.9 (2.16)	31.8 (1.25)	1,291.4 (50.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.4	4.4	6.2	6.8	6.9	7.3	13.2	12.4	7.6	5.3	7.9	7.2	90.6
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration^[1]

Notable people

Kim Hye-soo – actress
Hong Seok-cheon – host, actor
Lee Chun-hee – actor
Song Yo-chan - Lieutenant General, politician, and former acting Prime Minister of South Korea.

Twin towns – sister cities

Cheongyang is twinned with:

References

^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

External links

County government website

36°27′04″N 126°48′16″E / 36.4511111211°N 126.804444454°E / 36.4511111211; 126.804444454

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[KMA-1] "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

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