Jindo County
Jindo County (Jindo-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It consists of the island of Jindo and several smaller nearby islands. Jindo Bridge connects Jindo county with Haenam county.
Jindo
진도군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 진도군 |
| • Hanja | 珍島郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Jindo-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Chindo-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Jindo | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 6 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 420.32 km2 (162.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2015[1]) | |
| • Total | 29,538 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
Together with Jindo Island, Jindo County contains an archipelago of about 230 small islands, of which only 45 are inhabited by 4,855 people. Women made up 50.4% of the total county population of 29,538 in 2015.[1] Most of the land is covered by forests (60%) and cultivated fields (30%).[2][3] The county tree is Malchilus thunbergii, the flower camellia and the bird the swan.[4] The local food specialties are wolfberry, which is used for liquor, tea and paste; cheongju red-colored rice wine, brown seaweed and black rice.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Jindo (2002–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.9 (1.26) |
46.4 (1.83) |
75.9 (2.99) |
126.5 (4.98) |
145.6 (5.73) |
153.9 (6.06) |
232.6 (9.16) |
235.3 (9.26) |
155.3 (6.11) |
76.0 (2.99) |
52.1 (2.05) |
43.2 (1.70) |
1,374.7 (54.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 103.5 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Population, Households and Housing Units". KOSIS. 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- Present situation Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Jindo County
- Greetings from Mayor, Jindo County
- Symbols, Jindo County
- Chinese Matrimony Vines(Gugija), Jindo County
- "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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