Yeongam County

Coordinates: 34°47′54″N 126°42′00″E / 34.7983333433°N 126.70000001°E / 34.7983333433; 126.70000001
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Yeongam
영암군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul영암군
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationYeongam-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerYŏng'am-gun
Flag of Yeongam
Official logo of Yeongam
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHonam
Administrative divisions2 eups, 9 myeons
Area
 • Total544.48 km2 (210.22 sq mi)
Population
 (December 31, 2016)
 • Total57,045
 • Density104.77/km2 (271.4/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla

Yeongam ([jʌŋam]) is a city and county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Bordered with Mokpo and Naju to the north, Jangheung County to the east, and Haenam and Gangjin to the south, Yeongam County comprises two eups and nine myeons, populated with about 57,000 people, and its county hall is seated in Yeongam-eup.

The Korean Grand Prix was held along the harbor side, at the Korea International Circuit from 2010 to 2013. The track has been designed by the famous race track designer Hermann Tilke. The circuit is part permanent, part temporary. Construction began in 2007, and was completed in September/October 2010. The circuit had a contract to host the Grand Prix until 2016.[1] After that, a 5-year option would have to be picked up to keep the race until at least 2021. However the race was cancelled after 2013.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Yeongam (1994–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)
8.3
(46.9)
13.3
(55.9)
19.2
(66.6)
24.1
(75.4)
27.2
(81.0)
29.8
(85.6)
30.9
(87.6)
27.4
(81.3)
22.1
(71.8)
15.1
(59.2)
8.0
(46.4)
19.3
(66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)
2.5
(36.5)
6.9
(44.4)
12.5
(54.5)
17.9
(64.2)
22.3
(72.1)
25.7
(78.3)
26.5
(79.7)
21.8
(71.2)
15.4
(59.7)
9.1
(48.4)
2.7
(36.9)
13.7
(56.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5)
−2.3
(27.9)
1.1
(34.0)
6.5
(43.7)
12.4
(54.3)
18.3
(64.9)
22.6
(72.7)
22.9
(73.2)
17.5
(63.5)
9.7
(49.5)
3.7
(38.7)
−1.8
(28.8)
8.9
(48.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.1
(1.03)
34.0
(1.34)
62.9
(2.48)
87.7
(3.45)
97.7
(3.85)
138.0
(5.43)
230.8
(9.09)
241.9
(9.52)
156.2
(6.15)
61.6
(2.43)
49.3
(1.94)
32.2
(1.27)
1,218.4
(47.97)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.6 6.0 7.1 7.6 8.3 8.1 12.1 11.4 8.1 5.2 6.8 7.1 94.4
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2]

Industry[edit]

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), world's 5th largest ship builder and the largest company in South Jeolla Province, is located in Samho Eup. Not only the company itself but also numerous cooperative firms of HSHI are headquartered in Daebul Industrial District in Samho Eup.

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Yeongam is twinned with:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IOL Motoring".
  2. ^ "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[edit]

34°47′54″N 126°42′00″E / 34.7983333433°N 126.70000001°E / 34.7983333433; 126.70000001