Yeongdeok County
County in Yeongnam, South Korea
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Yeongdeok County (Korean: 영덕군) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well known for snow crabs.
Yeongdeok
영덕군 | |
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Flag  Logo | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 8 myeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 741.05 km2 (286.12 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 33,356 |
| • Density | 71.1/km2 (184/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 영덕군 |
| Hanja | 盈德郡 |
| RR | Yeongdeok-gun |
| MR | Yŏngdŏk-kun |
Administrative divisions
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 |
Festival
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.[2][3]
Climate
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)[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
