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County in South Jeolla, South Korea
County in Honam, South Korea
Wando
莞島郡
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| ? Hangul
| 莞島郡
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| ? Hanja
| 莞
島
郡
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Revised Romanization
| Wando-gun
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| ?
McCune-Reischauer
| Wando-gun
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 Flag
 Emblem of Wando
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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
| 3
eup
, 9
myeon
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| ? Total
| 391.81 km
2
(151.28 sq mi)
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| ? Total
| 66,978
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| ? Density
| 179/km
2
(460/sq mi)
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| ? Dialect
| Jeolla
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Wando County
(
Korean
:
莞島郡
;
RR
:
Wando-gun
) is a
county
in
South Jeolla
Province,
South Korea
. It takes its name from the island of
Wando
, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat.
The major military headquarters and trading hub
Cheonghaejin
, established by General
Jang Bogo
in 828, was located on Wando Island.
Champion
golfer
K.J. Choi
hails from Wando.
wandogun
Districts
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| Classification
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Area (km
2
)
|
Units
|
Population
|
| Wando-eup
|
54.11
|
8,089
|
19,761
|
| Geumil-eup
|
28.14
|
1,945
|
4,033
|
| Nohwa-eup
|
31.94
|
2,545
|
5,780
|
| Gunwae-myun
|
42.78
|
1,889
|
3,732
|
| Shinji-myun
|
31.31
|
1,822
|
3,874
|
| Gogeum-myun
|
46.38
|
2,263
|
4,651
|
| Yaksan-myun
|
28.80
|
1,28
|
2,586
|
| Chungsan-myun
|
41.88
|
1,319
|
2,613
|
| Soan-myun
|
28.37
|
1,4
|
3,021
|
| Geumdang-myun
|
14.22
|
560
|
1,184
|
| Bogil-myun
|
32.54
|
1,141
|
2,819
|
| Saengil-myun
|
15.07
|
492
|
945
|
| Total
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395.54
|
24,745
|
54,999
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Speciality
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The best
Gim
is produced in the Wando area. Laver farming goes back 200 years, and with 22%, Wando is the biggest production area. In 2006, Wando exported about 2.3 million tons of green laver to the
United States
,
Japan
, and
Taiwan
.
[1]
Climate
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| Climate data for Wando (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1971?present)
|
| Month
|
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
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
31.9
(89.4)
|
31.9
(89.4)
|
36.2
(97.2)
|
36.9
(98.4)
|
34.0
(93.2)
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29.9
(85.8)
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24.4
(75.9)
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20.3
(68.5)
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36.9
(98.4)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
25.4
(77.7)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
29.8
(85.6)
|
26.6
(79.9)
|
21.6
(70.9)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
17.6
(63.7)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
26.0
(78.8)
|
22.3
(72.1)
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16.9
(62.4)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?0.4
(31.3)
|
0.2
(32.4)
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3.6
(38.5)
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8.5
(47.3)
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13.4
(56.1)
|
17.9
(64.2)
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22.1
(71.8)
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23.2
(73.8)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
13.0
(55.4)
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7.0
(44.6)
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1.4
(34.5)
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10.7
(51.3)
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| Record low °C (°F)
|
?10.2
(13.6)
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?10.7
(12.7)
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?6.9
(19.6)
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?0.9
(30.4)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
9.9
(49.8)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
13.9
(57.0)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
2.1
(35.8)
|
?2.9
(26.8)
|
?10.2
(13.6)
|
?10.7
(12.7)
|
| Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
34.0
(1.34)
|
52.6
(2.07)
|
103.7
(4.08)
|
141.7
(5.58)
|
147.0
(5.79)
|
207.2
(8.16)
|
257.2
(10.13)
|
238.8
(9.40)
|
176.4
(6.94)
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73.0
(2.87)
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62.7
(2.47)
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37.2
(1.46)
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1,531.5
(60.30)
|
| Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.1 mm)
|
8.0
|
7.6
|
8.9
|
8.9
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9.3
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11.5
|
13.5
|
11.8
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9.7
|
5.8
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7.8
|
8.3
|
111.1
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| Average snowy days
|
7.2
|
4.6
|
1.5
|
0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.4
|
4.8
|
18.5
|
| Average
relative humidity
(%)
|
65.1
|
64.0
|
64.3
|
65.8
|
70.8
|
79.5
|
85.0
|
82.6
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77.2
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69.3
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68.6
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66.6
|
71.6
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| Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
149.0
|
161.6
|
189.6
|
203.7
|
214.3
|
162.3
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150.4
|
175.5
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167.6
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206.5
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162.0
|
149.9
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2,092.4
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| Percent
possible sunshine
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47.4
|
50.8
|
48.8
|
52.0
|
47.8
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36.8
|
33.1
|
44.0
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44.6
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58.0
|
52.2
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48.5
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46.5
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| Source:
Korea Meteorological Administration
(snow and percent sunshine 1981?2010)
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Twin towns ? sister cities
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Wando is
twinned
with:
See also
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References
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External links
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34°19′N
126°45′E
/
34.317°N 126.750°E
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34.317; 126.750
