Seongju County
Seongju County (Seongju-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of Daegu. The capital of the county is the town of Seongju.
Seongju
성주군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 성주군 |
| • Hanja | 星州郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Seongju-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sŏngju-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Seongju | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 9 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 616.28 km2 (237.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 51,028 |
| • Density | 82.8/km2 (214/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Lotte Skyhill Seongju Country Club (36.049359°N 128.226223°E) was selected as the location for the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in July 2016.[1][2]
Seongju County is famous for its production of oriental melons. Farms in the county comprise about 70% of total oriental melon production in the country.[3]
Administrative divisions
Seongju County is divided into 1 eup and 9 myeon.
| Name | Hangeul | Hanja |
|---|---|---|
| Seongju-eup | 성주읍 | 星州邑 |
| Seonnam-myeon | 선남면 | 船南面 |
| Yongam-myeon | 용암면 | 龍岩面 |
| Suryun-myeon | 수륜면 | 修倫面 |
| Gacheon-myeon | 가천면 | 伽泉面 |
| Geumsu-myeon | 금수면 | 金水面 |
| Daega-myeon | 대가면 | 大家面 |
| Byeokjin-myeon | 벽진면 | 碧珍面 |
| Chojeon-myeon | 초전면 | 草田面 |
| Wolhang-myeon | 월항면 | 月恒面 |
Climate
Seongju has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.
| Climate data for Seongju (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.2 (0.60) |
28.3 (1.11) |
44.6 (1.76) |
79.5 (3.13) |
82.3 (3.24) |
126.7 (4.99) |
227.5 (8.96) |
249.1 (9.81) |
163.5 (6.44) |
63.1 (2.48) |
29.8 (1.17) |
16.5 (0.65) |
1,126.1 (44.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 79.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[4] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
- Gwanak-gu, South Korea (2005)
References
- "THAAD's new home will be golf course in South Korean mountains". STARS AND STRIPES. September 30, 2016.
- Kang Seung-woo (13 July 2016). "Seongju confirmed as site for THAAD". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- "韓国農水産食品-チャメ（マクワウリ）[Kankoku Nōsui-san shokuhin - chame (makuwauri)]". www.atcenter.or.jp (in Japanese). Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- "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.
