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Jincheon Latitude and Longitude:

36°51′24″N 127°26′36″E / 36.8566666767°N 127.443333343°E / 36.8566666767; 127.443333343
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Jincheon
진천군
Korean transcription(s)
 •  Hangul진천군
 •  Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationJincheon-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerChinch'ŏn-gun
Flag of Jincheon
Official logo of Jincheon
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Hoseo
Administrative divisions2 eup, 5 myeon
Area
 • Total406.08 km2 (156.79 sq mi)
Population
 • Total60,964
 • Density150.1/km2 (389/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Chungcheong

Jincheon County ( Korean진천군; RRJincheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province (North Chungcheong) Province, South Korea.

Location

Jincheon belongs to the middle of North Chungcheong Province. It borders several cities of its province but also meets Gyeonggi Province. The southwestern part of this area is mountainous.[ citation needed]

Industry

Farming has moved[ when?] from the second most successful industry to the major contribution of this region.[ citation needed] Hyundai Autonet moved its former factories into Jincheon and got to operate from February 2008. [1]

CJ[ clarification needed] also revealed its plan to construct a processing complex.[ citation needed]

In a Korean village, A Squid Game doll also had been spotted.

Festival

Jincheon holds a World Taekwondo Hwarang festival every year.[ citation needed] The festival is an opportunity for all enthusiasts of Taekwondo to come together.

The festival has more meaning as experience, since it not only provides a splendid tour opportunity in Korea, but participants also experience the spirit of Korean martial arts.

Tourist attractions

Jincheon Bell Museum

The Jincheon Bell Museum was opened in September 2005 to inform people of the Korean bells and their artistic value that received recognition from the world through various activities including planning exhibitions and education as well as studying, collecting, exhibiting, and preserving them. [2]

Nonggyo Bridge in Jincheon

This stone bridge (石橋) called 'Nonggyo Bridge' as the bridge on Saegeumcheon in front of Gulti Village, Gugok-ri, Munbaek-myeon.[ citation needed] According to the record of 『Sangsanji(常山誌)』(1932), General Lim built it in the early Goryeo Dynasty. [3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Jincheon is twinned with:

Climate

Jincheon 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 Jincheon (1993–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
6.4
(43.5)
12.7
(54.9)
19.3
(66.7)
24.5
(76.1)
27.8
(82.0)
29.2
(84.6)
30.0
(86.0)
26.0
(78.8)
20.6
(69.1)
12.7
(54.9)
4.9
(40.8)
18.1
(64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3)
0.0
(32.0)
5.5
(41.9)
11.8
(53.2)
17.4
(63.3)
21.6
(70.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24.6
(76.3)
19.5
(67.1)
13.0
(55.4)
6.2
(43.2)
−0.7
(30.7)
11.7
(53.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8)
−5.5
(22.1)
−0.8
(30.6)
5.0
(41.0)
10.9
(51.6)
16.3
(61.3)
20.6
(69.1)
20.8
(69.4)
15.0
(59.0)
7.3
(45.1)
0.8
(33.4)
−5.8
(21.6)
6.4
(43.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.9
(0.78)
25.0
(0.98)
40.2
(1.58)
72.9
(2.87)
86.8
(3.42)
146.6
(5.77)
309.6
(12.19)
255.7
(10.07)
148.1
(5.83)
62.4
(2.46)
44.6
(1.76)
22.4
(0.88)
1,234.2
(48.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.1 4.2 6.1 6.8 7.1 7.4 13.6 12.5 8.4 5.4 6.6 6.1 89.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ 현대오토넷, 이천공장 진천으로 이전. Moneytoday.co.kr. South Korea: MoneyToday. 23 January 2008.
  2. ^ "The Bell museum opened in Jincheon". Kyunghyang Shinmun. South Korea.
  3. ^ '농다리'의 미스터리를 풀어보는 재미. Naver News. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Vallejo Sister City". Vallejo Sister City Association. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  5. ^ "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.

External links

36°51′24″N 127°26′36″E / 36.8566666767°N 127.443333343°E / 36.8566666767; 127.443333343