Yeongdeok County (Korean: 영덕군; RR: Yeongdeok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well known for snow crabs.

Administrative divisions

Map of Yeongdeok County

Yeongdeok County is divided into 1 eup and 8 myeon.

NameHangeulHanja
Yeongdeok-eup영덕읍盈德邑
Changsu-myeon창수면蒼水面
Byeonggok-myeon병곡면柄谷面
Yeonghae-myeon영해면寧海面
Chuksan-myeon축산면丑山面
Jipum-myeon지품면知品面
Ganggu-myeon강구면江口面
Dalsan-myeon달산면達山面
Namjeong-myeon남정면南亭面

Festival

Yeongdeok-eup hosts a snow crab festival every year. The festival offers various events including snow crab fishing for children, family team games, a snow crab auction, and Madangguk (a type of traditional Korean performance). The Youngdeok King Festival, which marks its twenty-first year in 2018, is held in the Gaejang Port and offers a variety of attractions and experiences to tourists through its colorful events.

Climate

Yeongdeok has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).

Climate data for Yeongdeok (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)17.0 (62.6)24.1 (75.4)27.0 (80.6)34.0 (93.2)35.8 (96.4)37.0 (98.6)38.1 (100.6)39.9 (103.8)35.3 (95.5)30.1 (86.2)26.9 (80.4)20.9 (69.6)39.9 (103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)5.8 (42.4)8.1 (46.6)12.5 (54.5)18.4 (65.1)22.9 (73.2)25.6 (78.1)28.6 (83.5)29.1 (84.4)25.0 (77.0)20.7 (69.3)14.6 (58.3)8.0 (46.4)18.3 (64.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)1.0 (33.8)2.9 (37.2)7.0 (44.6)12.5 (54.5)17.1 (62.8)20.4 (68.7)24.1 (75.4)24.5 (76.1)20.1 (68.2)15.0 (59.0)9.2 (48.6)3.1 (37.6)13.1 (55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−3.1 (26.4)−1.8 (28.8)1.7 (35.1)6.7 (44.1)11.6 (52.9)16.0 (60.8)20.5 (68.9)21.1 (70.0)16.0 (60.8)10.1 (50.2)4.2 (39.6)−1.2 (29.8)8.5 (47.3)
Record low °C (°F)−15.1 (4.8)−13.7 (7.3)−9.9 (14.2)−3.6 (25.5)1.5 (34.7)6.0 (42.8)11.1 (52.0)12.8 (55.0)6.4 (43.5)−1.4 (29.5)−7.2 (19.0)−13.8 (7.2)−15.1 (4.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)37.4 (1.47)30.5 (1.20)49.1 (1.93)79.5 (3.13)74.5 (2.93)113.4 (4.46)194.3 (7.65)213.6 (8.41)159.6 (6.28)86.2 (3.39)49.8 (1.96)24.3 (0.96)1,112.2 (43.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)4.94.97.17.07.48.912.212.69.85.86.03.890.4
Average snowy days2.32.61.30.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.31.27.8
Average relative humidity (%)51.854.058.359.364.373.978.779.978.068.959.951.564.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours195.3187.5210.7228.3243.6201.4178.2188.8178.7198.5181.1190.32,382.4
Percentage possible sunshine67.263.858.761.558.249.243.650.051.662.363.567.857.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)

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