Goheung County
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Goheung County
| native_name = {{nobold|고흥군}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| settlement_type = County
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul
| translit_lang1_info1 = 고흥군
| translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{linktext|高|興|郡}}
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Goheung-gun
| translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info4 = Kohŭng-gun
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
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|total_width = 280
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|perrow = 1/2/2/1
|image1 = Geogum Bridge.JPG
|image2 = Korea-Goheung-Geumtapsa 5705-07.JPG
|image3 = Korea-Goheung-Geumtapsa Padgoda 5702-07.JPG
}}
| image_map = South Jeolla-Goheung.svg
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Location in South Korea
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|South Korea}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Honam
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = Jeolla
| area_total_km2 = 775.5
| population_as_of = September 2024{{cite web |url=https://jumin.mois.go.kr/|title=Population statistics |date=2024|website=Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety}}
| population_total = 60,385
| population_density_km2 = 90
| parts_type = Administrative divisions
| parts = 2 eup, 14 myeon
| image_blank_emblem = Goheung logo.png
| blank_emblem_type = Emblem of Goheung
| image_flag = Flag of Goheung.svg
| coordinates = {{coord|34|37|N|127|17|E|display=inline,title|region:KR_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
}}
Goheung County ({{Korean|hangul=고흥군|rr=Goheung-gun}}) is a county in Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea.
Naro Space Center
The Naro Space Center was completed during 2008 in southern Goheung {{coord|34.431867|127.535069}}{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/06/113_46562.html|title=S. Korea Completes Work on Naro Space Center|date=10 June 2009}} and is operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The space center includes a launch pad, a control tower, rocket assembly and test facilities, facilities for satellite control testing and assembly, a media center, an electric power station, a space experience hall (visitor center) and a landing field.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/rok/naro.htm|title=Naro Space Center|first=John|last=Pike|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/techscience/2009/06/10/37/0601000000AEN20090610004900320F.HTML|title=YONHAP NEWS|website=english.yonhapnews.co.kr}}
Modern history
File:Goheung County Office (2018).jpg
On New Year's Day in 1963, some of the townships were classed from Bongrae-myeon to other myeons such as Dohwa-myeon, Podu-myeon and so on.
Alteration of the districts of boundaries including cities and counties(1962.11.21.)
In 1973 and 1979, two of the townships were promoted to eups (towns)
Symbols
- City Tree : Citron tree
- County flower : Camellia blossom
- County bird : Dove
Location
Goheung is located in one of the southernmost areas of the Korean peninsula. It is surrounded by ocean on three sides with 19 inhabited islands and 152 uninhabited islands. The depth is not that low and its land spreads along the coast so many shellfish and seaweed industries have developed.{{cite web|url=http://eng.goheung.go.kr/|title=Goheung county|website=eng.goheung.go.kr|access-date=2005-08-11|archive-date=2005-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050908122129/http://eng.goheung.go.kr/|url-status=dead}}{{Commons category|Goheung}}
Climate
{{Weather box
| location = Goheung (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 17.8
| Feb record high C = 21.9
| Mar record high C = 23.9
| Apr record high C = 27.8
| May record high C = 33.3
| Jun record high C = 34.4
| Jul record high C = 38.5
| Aug record high C = 38.0
| Sep record high C = 35.1
| Oct record high C = 29.9
| Nov record high C = 27.4
| Dec record high C = 21.2
| year record high C = 38.5
| Jan high C = 7.0
| Feb high C = 9.2
| Mar high C = 13.5
| Apr high C = 18.9
| May high C = 23.3
| Jun high C = 26.0
| Jul high C = 28.7
| Aug high C = 30.1
| Sep high C = 26.8
| Oct high C = 22.2
| Nov high C = 15.7
| Dec high C = 9.3
| year high C = 19.2
| Jan mean C = 1.6
| Feb mean C = 3.2
| Mar mean C = 7.4
| Apr mean C = 12.7
| May mean C = 17.4
| Jun mean C = 21.1
| Jul mean C = 24.7
| Aug mean C = 25.7
| Sep mean C = 21.6
| Oct mean C = 15.7
| Nov mean C = 9.4
| Dec mean C = 3.5
| year mean C = 13.7
| Jan low C = -3.3
| Feb low C = -2.3
| Mar low C = 1.4
| Apr low C = 6.4
| May low C = 11.7
| Jun low C = 16.9
| Jul low C = 21.5
| Aug low C = 22.2
| Sep low C = 17.2
| Oct low C = 9.9
| Nov low C = 3.6
| Dec low C = -1.8
| year low C = 8.6
| Jan record low C = -14.4
| Feb record low C = -12.7
| Mar record low C = -8.5
| Apr record low C = -4.4
| May record low C = 1.7
| Jun record low C = 8.2
| Jul record low C = 14.1
| Aug record low C = 11.2
| Sep record low C = 6.6
| Oct record low C = -1.1
| Nov record low C = -8.1
| Dec record low C = -10.6
| year record low C = -14.4
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 25.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 46.5
| Mar precipitation mm = 86.7
| Apr precipitation mm = 128.2
| May precipitation mm = 133.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 186.9
| Jul precipitation mm = 264.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 264.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 167.2
| Oct precipitation mm = 66.8
| Nov precipitation mm = 51.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 26.6
| year precipitation mm = 1449.3
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 4.6
| Feb precipitation days = 5.2
| Mar precipitation days = 7.8
| Apr precipitation days = 8.2
| May precipitation days = 9.0
| Jun precipitation days = 9.3
| Jul precipitation days = 12.5
| Aug precipitation days = 12.0
| Sep precipitation days = 8.9
| Oct precipitation days = 4.4
| Nov precipitation days = 6.3
| Dec precipitation days = 5.0
| year precipitation days =
| Jan snow days = 4.4
| Feb snow days = 3.9
| Mar snow days = 1.0
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| 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 = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.5
| Dec snow days = 2.9
| year snow days = 12.8
| Jan humidity = 62.8
| Feb humidity = 61.0
| Mar humidity = 61.8
| Apr humidity = 62.3
| May humidity = 66.5
| Jun humidity = 74.2
| Jul humidity = 80.0
| Aug humidity = 77.1
| Sep humidity = 74.3
| Oct humidity = 69.2
| Nov humidity = 68.7
| Dec humidity = 65.4
| year humidity = 68.6
| Jan sun = 166.3
| Feb sun = 172.2
| Mar sun = 200.8
| Apr sun = 212.9
| May sun = 221.8
| Jun sun = 169.0
| Jul sun = 156.1
| Aug sun = 185.0
| Sep sun = 173.3
| Oct sun = 203.1
| Nov sun = 168.1
| Dec sun = 167.3
| year sun = 2195.9
| Jan percentsun = 55.1
| Feb percentsun = 57.3
| Mar percentsun = 55.4
| Apr percentsun = 57.8
| May percentsun = 53.8
| Jun percentsun = 44.5
| Jul percentsun = 41.0
| Aug percentsun = 51.0
| Sep percentsun = 51.5
| Oct percentsun = 63.0
| Nov percentsun = 57.7
| Dec percentsun = 57.8
| year percentsun = 53.3
| 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}}
}}
Twin towns – sister cities
Goheung is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Geumcheon-gu, South Korea
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Changwon, South Korea
See also
External links
- [http://eng.goheung.go.kr/gh_eng/ County government home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328004424/http://eng.goheung.go.kr/gh_eng/ |date=2010-03-28 }}