:Taebaek
{{Short description|City in Gangwon, South Korea}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Taebaek
| native_name = {{lang|ko|태백시}}
| settlement_type = Municipal city
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang|ko|태백시}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|ko|{{linktext|太|白|市}}}}
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Taebaek-si
| translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune–Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info4 = T'aebaek-si
| image_skyline = Taebaek 3.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Gangwon-Taebaek.svg
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Location in South Korea
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|South Korea}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Gwandong
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = Gangwon
| area_total_km2 = 303.53
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_total = 38,103
| population_density_km2 = 185
| parts_type = Administrative divisions
| parts = 8 dong
| coordinates = {{coord|37|10|N|128|59|E|type:city_region:KR-42|display=it}}
| blank_name = Climate
| blank_info = Dwb
| image_blank_emblem =
| blank_emblem_type =
| image_flag = Flag of Taebaek.svg
}}
Taebaek ({{Korean|hangul=태백}}; {{IPA|ko|tʰɛ̝.bɛ̝k̚}}) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Its name is shared with that of the Taebaek Mountains. Situated at an elevation of {{convert|650|to|700|m|abbr=on}}, Taebaek is the second highest city in South Korea, after Pyeongchang.
Etymology
Taebaek in is derived from Taebaeksan, meaning "very bright."{{Cite web |title=Origin of Taebaek |url=https://www.taebaek.go.kr/eng/contents.do?key=952 |website=Taebaek}}
Attractions
Manggyeongsa Temple in Hyeol-dong, at an elevation of 1,460 meters on the Taebaek Mountains, is a temple built to enshrine the statue of the Bodhisattva of wisdom. It was built by Jajang, a Silla Dynasty monk. The "Dragon Spring" at the entrance of the temple is known as the highest spring in Korea.Cin Woo Lee [http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/visit/33-beautiful-temples-enlightenment-857401 "Simply stunning: 33 incredible Korean temples"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417153903/http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/visit/33-beautiful-temples-enlightenment-857401 |date=2012-04-17 }} CNN Go. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-12
Climate
{{Weather box
| location = Taebaek (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1985–present)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 12.2
| Feb record high C = 20.1
| Mar record high C = 21.6
| Apr record high C = 29.7
| May record high C = 32.6
| Jun record high C = 35.0
| Jul record high C = 35.7
| Aug record high C = 35.6
| Sep record high C = 31.8
| Oct record high C = 26.9
| Nov record high C = 22.6
| Dec record high C = 15.2
| year record high C = 35.6
| Jan high C = 0.7
| Feb high C = 3.1
| Mar high C = 7.9
| Apr high C = 15.1
| May high C = 20.8
| Jun high C = 24.0
| Jul high C = 25.9
| Aug high C = 26.0
| Sep high C = 21.5
| Oct high C = 16.8
| Nov high C = 9.9
| Dec high C = 3.0
| year high C = 14.6
| Jan mean C = -4.7
| Feb mean C = -2.5
| Mar mean C = 2.4
| Apr mean C = 8.9
| May mean C = 14.5
| Jun mean C = 18.1
| Jul mean C = 21.4
| Aug mean C = 21.3
| Sep mean C = 16.2
| Oct mean C = 10.5
| Nov mean C = 4.2
| Dec mean C = -2.3
| year mean C = 9.0
| Jan low C = -9.6
| Feb low C = -7.8
| Mar low C = -2.9
| Apr low C = 2.9
| May low C = 8.4
| Jun low C = 12.9
| Jul low C = 17.7
| Aug low C = 17.7
| Sep low C = 11.7
| Oct low C = 5.0
| Nov low C = -0.9
| Dec low C = -7.1
| year low C = 4.0
| Jan record low C = -21.7
| Feb record low C = -20.3
| Mar record low C = -16.8
| Apr record low C = -8.2
| May record low C = -2.1
| Jun record low C = 0.5
| Jul record low C = 5.6
| Aug record low C = 8.3
| Sep record low C = 1.0
| Oct record low C = -7.1
| Nov record low C = -15.2
| Dec record low C = -18.5
| year record low C = -21.7
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 26.6
| Feb precipitation mm = 28.8
| Mar precipitation mm = 54.8
| Apr precipitation mm = 85.8
| May precipitation mm = 90.2
| Jun precipitation mm = 140.4
| Jul precipitation mm = 274.2
| Aug precipitation mm = 278.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 198.4
| Oct precipitation mm = 65.5
| Nov precipitation mm = 45.2
| Dec precipitation mm = 19.4
| year precipitation mm = 1308.0
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 7.2
| Feb precipitation days = 6.5
| Mar precipitation days = 9.9
| Apr precipitation days = 9.5
| May precipitation days = 9.0
| Jun precipitation days = 11.2
| Jul precipitation days = 16.3
| Aug precipitation days = 16.0
| Sep precipitation days = 12.0
| Oct precipitation days = 7.2
| Nov precipitation days = 8.1
| Dec precipitation days = 6.2
| year precipitation days =
| Jan snow days = 10.7
| Feb snow days = 9.7
| Mar snow days = 9.9
| Apr snow days = 2.1
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.5
| Nov snow days = 3.3
| Dec snow days = 7.6
| year snow days = 44.0
| Jan humidity = 59.1
| Feb humidity = 58.4
| Mar humidity = 59.2
| Apr humidity = 55.4
| May humidity = 59.4
| Jun humidity = 71.2
| Jul humidity = 78.3
| Aug humidity = 79.9
| Sep humidity = 79.3
| Oct humidity = 70.5
| Nov humidity = 63.6
| Dec humidity = 58.4
| year humidity = 66.1
| Jan sun = 174.9
| Feb sun = 178.3
| Mar sun = 202.7
| Apr sun = 207.2
| May sun = 232.9
| Jun sun = 192.7
| Jul sun = 143.8
| Aug sun = 141.7
| Sep sun = 147.4
| Oct sun = 178.7
| Nov sun = 159.6
| Dec sun = 169.8
| year sun = 2129.7
| Jan percentsun = 54.0
| Feb percentsun = 56.2
| Mar percentsun = 53.4
| Apr percentsun = 54.6
| May percentsun = 50.4
| Jun percentsun = 42.8
| Jul percentsun = 30.5
| Aug percentsun = 39.5
| Sep percentsun = 48.8
| Oct percentsun = 57.4
| Nov percentsun = 51.6
| Dec percentsun = 53.4
| year percentsun = 48.6
| source = Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211110/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| archive-date = 29 January 2022
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| title = Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 4 April 2022
{{cite web
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/climate/extremum/selectExtremumList.do?pgmNo=103
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 4 April 2022
| script-title = ko:순위값 - 구역별조회
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161207185450/http://www.kma.go.kr/down/Climatological_2010.pdf
| archive-date = 7 December 2016
| url = http://www.kma.go.kr/down/Climatological_2010.pdf
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 8 December 2016
| title = Climatological Normals of Korea
| date = 2011}}
}}
Transportation
Sister cities
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2018}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.taebaek.go.kr/eng/index.do Taebaek city government home page]
{{Gangwon}}
{{Metropolitan cities of South Korea}}
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