Goseong County, Gangwon
Goseong (Goseong-gun [ˈkosʌŋ‿ɡun]) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Goseong
고성군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 고성군 |
| • Hanja | 高城郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Goseong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kosŏng-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Goseong | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Gwandong |
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 3 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 664.34 km2 (256.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 29,118 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gangwon |
Prior to the 1953 Armistice which ceased the Korean War, Goseong (which is located north of the 38th parallel) was a part of North Korea. Kaesong, which is south of the 38th parallel and a part of South Korea before 1953, became part of the North after the Armistice.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Ganseong-eup, Goseong (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.1 (1.46) |
33.7 (1.33) |
49.4 (1.94) |
70.2 (2.76) |
86.3 (3.40) |
126.6 (4.98) |
279.3 (11.00) |
305.5 (12.03) |
196.9 (7.75) |
95.9 (3.78) |
92.7 (3.65) |
28.3 (1.11) |
1,401.9 (55.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 92.8 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Jinburyeong, Goseong (1996–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.8 (1.21) |
38.5 (1.52) |
54.3 (2.14) |
89.0 (3.50) |
99.6 (3.92) |
141.5 (5.57) |
351.6 (13.84) |
316.1 (12.44) |
247.6 (9.75) |
85.0 (3.35) |
82.6 (3.25) |
27.9 (1.10) |
1,564.5 (61.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 107.3 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2] | |||||||||||||
Festival
The Goseong Lavender Festival is held every June. The lavender festival has a concert, a trial performance of lavender perfume, and a variety of lavender classes. In addition, there are programs that can be enjoyed by anyone from children to the elderly, such as lavender pizza making, children's drawing contest, and poetry making.[3]
2019 fire
On April 4, 2019, high winds led to a high-voltage power line owned by Korea Electric Power Corporation to fall causing an electric arc. The fire spread to the cities of Sokcho, Inje, Donghae and Gangneung leading to two deaths, over 30 injuries and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents. The fire burned 1,307 acres (5.3 km2), damaged over 200 homes, over 2000 buildings causing an estimated damages of 5.2 billion Korean Won ($4.6 million). More than 13,000 firefighters were mobilized from throughout the Korean peninsula to fight the fire. By April 6, the fire was extinguished with firefighters checking for potential hot spots. They finally extinguished the fire on April 6-7
Sister cities
- Gangbuk-gu, Seoul
Jixi, Heilongjiang, China
See also
- Kosong county (Kangwon province, North Korea)
References
- "개성시 開城市 (Kaesong)". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- "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.
- 라벤더 마을 하늬팜. www.lavenderfarm.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
