Daegwallyeong-myeon

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Daegwallyeong-myeon
대관령면
Township
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Daegwallyeong-myeon
 • McCune-Reischauer Taegwallyŏng-myŏn
Daegwallyeong-myeon is located in South Korea
Daegwallyeong-myeon
Daegwallyeong-myeon
Location of Daegwallyeong-myeon in South Korea
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country South Korea
Province Gangwon
County Pyeongchang
Administrative divisions 21 ri
Area
 • Total 221.6 km2 (85.6 sq mi)
Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 6,162
Time zone Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

Daegwallyeong-myeon (Hangul대관령면; hanja大關嶺面) is a myeon (township) in Pyeongchang County of Gangwon-do South Korea. It is located in the northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is 221.63 square kilometers,[2] and, as of 2008, the population was 6,162 people.[1] The myeon was named Doam-myeon (Hangul도암면; hanja道岩面) until 2007. Daegwallyeong-myeon is named after the important mountain pass of Daegwallyeong.

Attractions

Climate data for Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)
−0.4
(31.3)
4.4
(39.9)
12.9
(55.2)
17.6
(63.7)
20.5
(68.9)
22.8
(73)
22.8
(73)
18.6
(65.5)
14.0
(57.2)
7.0
(44.6)
0.5
(32.9)
11.5
(52.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)
−5.5
(22.1)
−0.5
(31.1)
7.0
(44.6)
11.9
(53.4)
15.7
(60.3)
19.1
(66.4)
19.1
(66.4)
14.1
(57.4)
8.3
(46.9)
1.9
(35.4)
−4.4
(24.1)
6.6
(43.9)
Average low °C (°F) −12.6
(9.3)
−10.5
(13.1)
−5.2
(22.6)
1.2
(34.2)
6.3
(43.3)
11.2
(52.2)
16.0
(60.8)
16.1
(61)
10.0
(50)
3.1
(37.6)
−2.8
(27)
−9.1
(15.6)
2.0
(35.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.6
(2.465)
53.6
(2.11)
75.6
(2.976)
89.5
(3.524)
122.3
(4.815)
201.0
(7.913)
326.7
(12.862)
420.9
(16.571)
307.3
(12.098)
124.9
(4.917)
76.9
(3.028)
36.8
(1.449)
1,898
(74.724)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.5 10.5 11.3 9.5 11.1 13.2 17.6 17.8 13.0 8.7 10.1 9.4 142.7
Average relative humidity (%) 67.3 67.0 67.5 61.0 68.4 79.2 85.7 87.0 84.6 75.2 69.9 67.3 73.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 197.2 185.2 202.3 226.6 229.4 179.8 138.1 130.7 143.9 193.3 176.4 191.9 2,194.8
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Households and Population by Eup, Myeon and Dong (Resident Registration)
  2. 평창군 [대관령면] 홈페이지 방문을 환영합니다.
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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