Singye County
Sin'gye County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is a mining district with abandoned molybdenum and copper mines.[2]
Sin'gye County
신계군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 新溪郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sin’gye-kun |
| • Revised Romanization | Singye-gun |
 Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Singye | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | North Hwanghae Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 725.7 km2 (280.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 78,573 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Climate
| Climate data for Singye (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.3 (0.41) |
16.2 (0.64) |
23.3 (0.92) |
45.3 (1.78) |
87.7 (3.45) |
99.1 (3.90) |
314.6 (12.39) |
272.2 (10.72) |
89.9 (3.54) |
38.0 (1.50) |
39.8 (1.57) |
17.2 (0.68) |
1,053.6 (41.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 78.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 13.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68.1 | 65.4 | 65.0 | 62.7 | 68.7 | 73.9 | 84.2 | 83.0 | 77.0 | 71.7 | 73.3 | 70.2 | 71.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[3] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Sin'gye county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 27 ri (villages):
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Transport
Sin'gye county is served by three stations on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn line of the Korean State Railway.
References
- North Korea: Administrative Division
- "Kamuri Mining District, Singye County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea". www.mindat.org.
- "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 221, 327, and 345. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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