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Jangsu County

Coordinates: 35°38′47″N 127°31′10″E / 35.6463888989°N 127.519444454°E / 35.6463888989; 127.519444454
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Jangsu
장수군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul장수군
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationJangsu-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerChangsu-gun
Flag of Jangsu
Official logo of Jangsu
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHonam
Administrative divisions1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
 • Total533.64 km2 (206.04 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2024[1])
 • Total24,277
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla

Jangsu County (Korean장수군; RRJangsu-gun) is a county in Jeonbuk State, South Korea. It is well known for Jangsu-Galbi.

Climate

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Climate data for Jangsu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
19.7
(67.5)
23.6
(74.5)
28.9
(84.0)
32.4
(90.3)
32.8
(91.0)
36.2
(97.2)
36.5
(97.7)
32.0
(89.6)
29.5
(85.1)
24.6
(76.3)
17.0
(62.6)
36.5
(97.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)
5.8
(42.4)
11.2
(52.2)
17.8
(64.0)
22.7
(72.9)
25.9
(78.6)
27.9
(82.2)
28.6
(83.5)
24.8
(76.6)
19.6
(67.3)
12.5
(54.5)
5.3
(41.5)
17.1
(62.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6)
−0.8
(30.6)
4.3
(39.7)
10.5
(50.9)
16.0
(60.8)
20.1
(68.2)
23.3
(73.9)
23.4
(74.1)
18.3
(64.9)
11.6
(52.9)
5.4
(41.7)
−0.8
(30.6)
10.7
(51.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.6
(16.5)
−6.6
(20.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
3.2
(37.8)
9.2
(48.6)
15.0
(59.0)
19.5
(67.1)
19.4
(66.9)
13.2
(55.8)
5.3
(41.5)
−0.6
(30.9)
−6.2
(20.8)
5.1
(41.2)
Record low °C (°F) −25.7
(−14.3)
−25.8
(−14.4)
−13.3
(8.1)
−6.6
(20.1)
−0.7
(30.7)
4.5
(40.1)
9.1
(48.4)
10.6
(51.1)
2.1
(35.8)
−5.4
(22.3)
−12.0
(10.4)
−23.2
(−9.8)
−25.8
(−14.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.9
(1.26)
45.5
(1.79)
64.5
(2.54)
96.6
(3.80)
100.5
(3.96)
164.9
(6.49)
339.7
(13.37)
336.5
(13.25)
153.8
(6.06)
63.6
(2.50)
52.1
(2.05)
36.4
(1.43)
1,486
(58.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.6 7.4 9.1 9.1 9.0 10.9 16.4 15.2 9.3 6.7 8.1 9.3 119.1
Average snowy days 10.8 8.7 4.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.7 7.6 35.2
Average relative humidity (%) 72.2 69.2 66.7 64.3 67.7 75.3 81.3 81.4 80.4 77.0 75.2 74.0 73.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 155.4 169.6 201.2 213.5 229.1 177.5 139.5 153.2 157.0 179.5 152.2 143.8 2,071.5
Percent possible sunshine 49.0 55.7 52.6 55.9 51.1 41.3 32.9 37.1 43.9 53.6 51.1 47.7 47.0
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4]

Twin towns – sister cities

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Jangsu is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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35°38′47″N 127°31′10″E / 35.6463888989°N 127.519444454°E / 35.6463888989; 127.519444454