County in Honam, South Korea
Jangseong
長城郡
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| ? Hangul
| 長城郡
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| ? Hanja
| 長
城
郡
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Revised Romanization
| Jangseong-gun
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| ?
McCune-Reischauer
| Changs?ng-gun
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 Flag
 Emblem of Jangseong
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 Location in South Korea
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| Country
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South Korea
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| Region
| Honam
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| Administrative divisions
| 1
eup
, 10
myeon
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| ? Total
| 518.65 km
2
(200.25 sq mi)
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| ? Total
| 55,986
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| ? Density
| 108/km
2
(280/sq mi)
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| ? Dialect
| Jeolla
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Jangseong County
(
Korean
:
長城郡
;
RR
:
Jangseong-gun
) is a
county
in
South Jeolla
Province,
South Korea
.
Jangseong is in the southern region of the Korean peninsula and
Gwangju
and
Naju
is the nearest city from Jangseong. In South Jeolla, it near the northern border of its province, meeting North Jeolla.
Jangseong is assumed to be the birthplace of
Hong Gildong
. The festival host bowing place with local river. Hong Gildong festival was chosen as superior festival of
South Jeolla
.
[1]
The
Republic of Korea Army Armor School
is located in the county.
Climate
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| Climate data for Jangseong (1993?2020 normals)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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5.0
(41.0)
|
7.8
(46.0)
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13.3
(55.9)
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19.6
(67.3)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
28.1
(82.6)
|
30.0
(86.0)
|
31.0
(87.8)
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27.2
(81.0)
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21.7
(71.1)
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14.5
(58.1)
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7.1
(44.8)
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19.2
(66.6)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?0.4
(31.3)
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1.7
(35.1)
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6.1
(43.0)
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12.2
(54.0)
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17.5
(63.5)
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22.0
(71.6)
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25.2
(77.4)
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25.7
(78.3)
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21.1
(70.0)
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14.5
(58.1)
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8.1
(46.6)
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1.6
(34.9)
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12.9
(55.2)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?4.9
(23.2)
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?3.3
(26.1)
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0.1
(32.2)
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5.3
(41.5)
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11.2
(52.2)
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17.2
(63.0)
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21.9
(71.4)
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22.0
(71.6)
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16.7
(62.1)
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9.0
(48.2)
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2.8
(37.0)
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?2.9
(26.8)
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7.9
(46.2)
|
| Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
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30.9
(1.22)
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40.0
(1.57)
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58.2
(2.29)
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86.7
(3.41)
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99.2
(3.91)
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136.0
(5.35)
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294.7
(11.60)
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298.5
(11.75)
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143.4
(5.65)
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64.9
(2.56)
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52.2
(2.06)
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35.0
(1.38)
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1,339.7
(52.74)
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| Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.1 mm)
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8.4
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6.3
|
7.3
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7.6
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7.8
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7.8
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13.1
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12.4
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8.0
|
5.9
|
7.7
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8.8
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101.1
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| Source:
Korea Meteorological Administration
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Symbols
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- Flower : White poplar
- Tree : Maple
- Bird : Dove
May 2014 fire
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A fire at a 397-bed hospital, which had opened in 2007 in Jangseong was the scene of a major fire just after midnight on 28 May 2014. Twenty one patients and a nurse died in the fire, while several more people were injured.
[3]
Twin towns ? sister cities
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Jangseong is
twinned
with:
References
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External links
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35°18′06″N
126°47′05″E
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35.301782°N 126.784755°E
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35.301782; 126.784755
