Gapyeong County (Korean: 가평군), alternatively Kapyong County, is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was the scene of the Battle of Kapyong, a major battle of the Korean War.
Gapyeong
가평군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 가평군 |
| • Hanja | 加平郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Gapyeong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kap'yŏng-gun |
.jpg) Bukhan river flowing through Gapyeong. | |
 Flag  Emblem of Gapyeong | |
 | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 5 myeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 843.26 km2 (325.58 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 62,492 |
| • Density | 73.59/km2 (190.6/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
Administrative Region and Language
editGapyeong County has one eup and five myeon, and its population is 62,448 with 29,212 households based on resident registration at the end of December 2016, with an area of 843.6 km2.[2] About 31.6 percent of the population lives in Gapyeong-eup, while 23.1 percent live in Cheongpyeong-myeon.
Tourism
editGapyeong is known for its natural environment,[citation needed] and borders the mountainous province of Gangwon on the east. The north branch of the Han River flows through the area. Several reservoirs and resorts are located in the county. The Namiseom resort island, while not strictly located in the county, is situated very close south of Gapyeong.
Gapyeong is also known for being the home to a number of Korea's makgeolli producers and it is where an annual National Makgeolli Festival has been held since 2011.[3][4]
Education
editCheongshim Graduate School of Theology is a school run by the Unification Church. It is located at Seorak-myeon, and was dedicated on January 28, 2004. The school serves as a post-graduate institution teaching Unification theology.
Cheongshim International Academy is located in the county as well.
Climate
editGapyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.
| Climate data for Gapyeong (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.4 (0.61) |
28.9 (1.14) |
32.3 (1.27) |
74.9 (2.95) |
93.5 (3.68) |
130.2 (5.13) |
417.9 (16.45) |
346.3 (13.63) |
120.1 (4.73) |
52.1 (2.05) |
44.8 (1.76) |
18.4 (0.72) |
1,374.8 (54.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 86.4 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[5] | |||||||||||||
Sister cities
edit
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia[6][7]
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
Cedar City, Utah, United States
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ "행정구역 - 가평군청 홈페이지에 오신걸 환영합니다". www.gp.go.kr. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "Makgeolli Festival (막걸리 페스티벌)". Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Makgeolli Festival to Kick Off Next Week". KBS World. October 20, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "KK and S. Korean city Gapyeong to be sister cities". The Star. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Minsoo, Kim (8 December 2019). "김성기 가평군수, 관광 활성화 위해 말레이시아 방문해 가평군 홍보" [Gapyeong County Chief Kim Seong-gi visits Malaysia to promote Gapyeong County] (in Korean). Kyeongin. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
External links
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