Samcheok
Samcheok
Municipal City in Gangwon, South Korea
Samcheok (Korean: 삼척; Korean pronunciation: [sa̠m.tsʰʌ̹k̚]) is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Quick Facts 삼척시, Korean transcription(s) ...
Samcheok
삼척시 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 삼척시 |
• Hanja | 三陟市 |
• Revised Romanization | Samcheok-si |
• McCune-Reischauer | Samch'ŏk-si |
Coordinates: 37.450°N 129.165°E / 37.450; 129.165 | |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Gangwon |
Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 6 myeon, 4 dong |
Government | |
• mayor | Sang soo Park (박상수) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,185.78 km2 (457.83 sq mi) |
Population (October, 2022) | |
• Total | 63,687 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Gangwon |
Area code | +82-33 |
Climate | Cfa |
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Ancient age & Three Kingdom
Unified Silla
- 757 The name changed to Samcheok-gun (Gyeongdeok 16th)
Goryeo Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Japanese occupation
- 1917 Bunae-myeon change of the name to Samcheok-myeon
- 1938 Samcheok-myeon was raised into Samcheok-eup
Republic of Korea
- 1973 Jangsung-eup Hwangji branch office was raised to Hwangji-eup (at that time, the most population of the county)
- 1980. 04. 01. Bukpyeong-eup was Incorporated into Donghae-si
- 1980. 12. 01. Wondeock-myeon was elevated to Wondeock-eup
- 1981. 07. 01. The combination of Jangseong-eup and Hwangji-eup was raised into Taebaek-si
- 1986. 01. 01. Samcheok-eup was raised into Samcheok-si
- 1986. 03. 27. Wondeok-eup Ojeo branch office was raised into Kagok-myeon
- 1989. 01. 01. Yonghwa-ri and jangho-ri were incorporated into Gundeok-myeon
- 1994. 12. 26. 5 districts (Called ri) of Hajang-myeon were incorporated into Taebaek-si
- 1995. 01. 01. The combination of Samcheok-si and Samcheok-gun was incorporated to Samcheok-si
Samcheok has one university, KNU Samcheok Campus, established March 1, 2006. (formerly Samcheok National University)
More information Climate data for Samcheok (2004–2020 normals), Month ...
Climate data for Samcheok (2004–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.6 (1.52) |
41.1 (1.62) |
60.0 (2.36) |
72.1 (2.84) |
52.2 (2.06) |
98.7 (3.89) |
255.0 (10.04) |
217.1 (8.55) |
224.9 (8.85) |
111.3 (4.38) |
62.4 (2.46) |
24.8 (0.98) |
1,258.2 (49.54) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 90.6 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] |
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Domestic
- Seongbuk-gu, Seoul since October 14, 1999
- Yeonsu-gu, Incheon since October 13, 2000
- Guri, Gyeonggi-do since March 20, 2001
- Icheon, Gyeonggi-do since August 17, 2004
- Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do since June 22, 2007
- Ulleung County, Gyeongsangbuk-do since June 25, 2009
International
- Akabira, Hokkaidō, Japan since July 18, 1997
- Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan since July, 1997
- Wangqing County, Jilin, China since September 4, 1997
- Kurobe, Toyama, Japan since November 5, 1998
- Dongying, Shandong, China since March 24, 1999
- Kungur, Perm Krai, Russia since May 30, 2003
- Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia since November 9, 2004
- Jixi, Heilongjiang, China since May 21, 2008
- Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia since August 30, 2010
- Kim Yeon-sik - current Taebaek mayor, Gangwon Province (elected GNP)
- Park Sang-cheol - trot singer
- Hwang Young-cho - marathon runner (winner of the marathon race at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1994 Asian Games)
- Lee Jaehyeong - member of K-pop band The Rose
- Samcheok Railbike
- Hwanseong and Daegeum Caves
- Haesindang Park - Also known as the Penis Park. This park can be reached in 40 minutes by riding the 24, or 24-1 local bus.
- Samcheok Rose Park
- Samcheok, Jeungsan, Yonghwa, Maengbang and Jangho Beaches.
Samcheok Maengbang Canola Flower Festival
The Maengbang Flower Festival boasts a view of canola flowers, cherry blossoms and the blue sea of the East Coast.
The festival also offers a diverse set of events and programs including a local produce market, fresh strawberry picking, and exhibition on canola flowers and bees.[3]
- "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.
- CITY, SAMCHEOK. "SAMCHEOK CITY". eng.samcheok.go.kr.
- Herald, The Korea (2018-04-20). "[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea". Retrieved 2018-04-21.