Wando County
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Wando County (Korean: 완도군; RR: Wando-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat.
The major military headquarters and trading hub Cheonghaejin, established by General Chang Pogo in 828, was located on Wando Island.
Champion golfer K.J. Choi hails from Wando.
Districts
| Classification | Area (km2) | Units | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wando-eup | 54.11 | 8,089 | 19,761 |
| Geumil-eup | 28.14 | 1,945 | 4,033 |
| Nohwa-eup | 31.94 | 2,545 | 5,780 |
| Gunwae-myun | 42.78 | 1,889 | 3,732 |
| Shinji-myun | 31.31 | 1,822 | 3,874 |
| Gogeum-myun | 46.38 | 2,263 | 4,651 |
| Yaksan-myun | 28.80 | 1,28 | 2,586 |
| Chungsan-myun | 41.88 | 1,319 | 2,613 |
| Soan-myun | 28.37 | 1,4 | 3,021 |
| Geumdang-myun | 14.22 | 560 | 1,184 |
| Bogil-myun | 32.54 | 1,141 | 2,819 |
| Saengil-myun | 15.07 | 492 | 945 |
| Total | 395.54 | 24,745 | 54,999 |
Speciality
The best Gim is produced in the Wando area. Laver farming goes back 200 years, and with 22%, Wando is the biggest production area. In 2006, Wando exported about 2.3 million tons of green laver to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.
Climate
| Climate data for Wando (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 36.2 (97.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.9 (40.8) | 14.3 (57.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | 0.2 (32.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.5 (47.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 1.4 (34.5) | 10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) | −10.7 (12.7) | −6.9 (19.6) | −0.9 (30.4) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 2.1 (35.8) | −2.9 (26.8) | −10.2 (13.6) | −10.7 (12.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.0 (1.34) | 52.6 (2.07) | 103.7 (4.08) | 141.7 (5.58) | 147.0 (5.79) | 207.2 (8.16) | 257.2 (10.13) | 238.8 (9.40) | 176.4 (6.94) | 73.0 (2.87) | 62.7 (2.47) | 37.2 (1.46) | 1,531.5 (60.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 111.1 |
| Average snowy days | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 18.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65.1 | 64.0 | 64.3 | 65.8 | 70.8 | 79.5 | 85.0 | 82.6 | 77.2 | 69.3 | 68.6 | 66.6 | 71.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.0 | 161.6 | 189.6 | 203.7 | 214.3 | 162.3 | 150.4 | 175.5 | 167.6 | 206.5 | 162.0 | 149.9 | 2,092.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 47.4 | 50.8 | 48.8 | 52.0 | 47.8 | 36.8 | 33.1 | 44.0 | 44.6 | 58.0 | 52.2 | 48.5 | 46.5 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010) |
Twin towns – sister cities
Wando is twinned with:
- South Korea Gangdong-gu, South Korea
- South Korea Nowon-gu, South Korea
- South Korea Yeonsu-gu, South Korea
- South Korea Cheonan, South Korea
- China Rongcheng, China
See also
- Sinjido
- Saengildo
- Cheongsando - Cheongsando(Cheongsan island) is designated as a slow city.
External links
34°19′N 126°45′E/34.317°N 126.750°E/ 34.317; 126.750