Yeongcheon

Yeongcheon (Korean pronunciation: [jʌ̹ŋ.tɕʰʌ̹n]) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Yeongcheon
영천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul영천시
 • Hanja永川市
 • Revised RomanizationYeongcheon-si
 • McCune-ReischauerYŏngch'ŏn-si
Yeongcheon city hall
Yeongcheon city hall
Flag of Yeongcheon
Flag
Official logo of Yeongcheon
Emblem of Yeongcheon
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionYeongnam
Administrative divisions1 eup, 10 myeon, 5 dong
Government
 • mayorKi mun Choi (최기문)
Area
 • Total919.76 km2 (355.12 sq mi)
Population
 (November, 2022)
 • Total101.051
 • Density123.7/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code+82-54

Yeongcheon is located 350 km (220 mi) southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. It is on the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan, and is also the junction of the Jungang and Daegu railway lines.

Symbols
  • City bird: pigeon
  • City flower: rose
  • City tree: ginkgo

Economy of Yeongcheon

Yeongcheon is famous for Grape and Wine. It is the largest producer of Grape which has almost 20% of Grape Production in Korea and some of the grapes are exported to United States, Canada and Southeast Asia.

Yeongcheon also has 15 Wineries. The Wineries use Kyoho, Muscat Bailey A, Shine Muscat and Campbell Early Cultivals to make wine.

Yeongcheon produces other crops such as Rice, Peach, Apple, Plum, Garlic and others.

Administrative divisions
Map of Yeongcheon eup/myeon/dong in Korean

Yeongcheon is divided into 1 eup, 10 myeon and 5 dong.

eup/myeon/dong Hangeul Hanja
Geumho-eup 금호읍 琴湖邑
Cheongtong-myeon 청통면 淸通面
Sinnyeong-myeon 신녕면 新寧面
Hwasan-myeon 화산면 花山面
Hwabuk-myeon 화북면 華北面
Hwanam-myeon 화남면 華南面
Jayang-myeon 자양면 紫陽面
Imgo-myeon 임고면 臨皐面
Gogyeong-myeong 고경면 古鏡面
Bugan-myeon 북안면 北安面
Daechang-myeon 대창면 大昌面
Dongbu-dong 동부동 東部洞
Jungang-dong 중앙동 中央洞
Seobu-dong 서부동 西部洞
Wansan-dong 완산동 完山洞
Nambu-dong 남부동 南部洞

Festivals

The Bohyeon Mountain Starlight Festival takes place in summer and is centered in the Bohyeon Mountain Observatory, which houses the third-largest telescope in Korea. In late summer, the Grape Festival takes place, hosting events such as the Miss Grape contest and a grape-eating competition. Yeongcheon is also well known for its Herbal Medicine Festival, which takes place in October and hosts traditional singing and a variety of herbs which are about 480 Herbal Medicine and Wine which made by Yeongcheon's grapes festival is also famous.

People

Notable individuals born in the city include Goryeo period general Choe Mu-seon and Goryeo intellectual Jeong Mong-ju. Also, it was the hometown of Paek Gun Sang, a tremendous Korean War veteran, who led himself to a high government position without being paid any kind of salary during the Korean War.

Tourism

Tourists to Yeongcheon are few, but popular destinations include Eunhaesa Temple, the War Memorial Park, Cyan Art Gallery, Yeongcheon Dam, the Jeong Sowon and Gatbawi.

Climate
Climate data for Yeongcheon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)		 23.6
(74.5)		 26.6
(79.9)		 32.0
(89.6)		 36.3
(97.3)		 37.3
(99.1)		 39.4
(102.9)		 39.6
(103.3)		 36.6
(97.9)		 30.5
(86.9)		 26.1
(79.0)		 19.4
(66.9)		 39.6
(103.3)
Average high °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)		 8.3
(46.9)		 13.6
(56.5)		 19.9
(67.8)		 24.9
(76.8)		 27.6
(81.7)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.5
(86.9)		 26.2
(79.2)		 21.5
(70.7)		 14.6
(58.3)		 7.5
(45.5)		 19.2
(66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)		 1.7
(35.1)		 6.6
(43.9)		 12.7
(54.9)		 17.8
(64.0)		 21.7
(71.1)		 25.0
(77.0)		 25.3
(77.5)		 20.4
(68.7)		 14.1
(57.4)		 7.3
(45.1)		 1.1
(34.0)		 12.8
(55.0)
Average low °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 0.0
(32.0)		 5.3
(41.5)		 10.8
(51.4)		 16.3
(61.3)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.2
(70.2)		 15.5
(59.9)		 7.9
(46.2)		 1.1
(34.0)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 7.1
(44.8)
Record low °C (°F) −20.5
(−4.9)		 −16.0
(3.2)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 1.1
(34.0)		 5.5
(41.9)		 11.5
(52.7)		 11.7
(53.1)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −9.8
(14.4)		 −14.6
(5.7)		 −20.5
(−4.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.1
(0.87)		 26.0
(1.02)		 50.0
(1.97)		 76.4
(3.01)		 85.8
(3.38)		 126.0
(4.96)		 229.8
(9.05)		 233.2
(9.18)		 137.6
(5.42)		 48.6
(1.91)		 31.6
(1.24)		 18.8
(0.74)		 1,085.9
(42.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.6 5.1 7.1 7.6 8.7 9.5 13.6 13.1 8.9 4.7 5.0 4.4 92.3
Average snowy days 3.5 2.9 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 2.9 11.5
Average relative humidity (%) 56.8 56.2 57.0 56.1 60.3 67.7 74.7 75.0 74.2 68.9 65.0 59.9 64.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 166.2 184.3 211.1 220.4 234.3 191.2 163.4 180.0 162.0 191.6 155.7 153.2 2,213.4
Percent possible sunshine 54.5 58.5 54.9 56.7 53.2 45.0 38.8 44.7 44.9 56.8 52.0 51.8 50.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[1][2][3]

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea

Yeongcheon is twinned with:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. "Sister Cities". yc.go.kr. Yeongcheon. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. "Buffalo Sister Cities". buffalony.gov. Buffalo. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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