Jeungpyeong
증평군
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationJeungpyeong-gun
  McCune-ReischauerChŭngp'yŏng-gun
Flag of Jeungpyeong
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHoseo
Administrative divisions1 eup, 1 myeon
Area
  Total81.84 km2 (31.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total31,276
  Density382/km2 (990/sq mi)
  Dialect
Chungcheong
Websitejp.go.kr

Jeungpyeong County (Jeungpyeong-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Location

Jeungpyeong is in the centrally located in Chungcheongbuk-do. It is located East of Jincheon, West of Goesan, south of Eumseong, north of Cheongwon.

Symbols

History

  • 1990, 12, 31 : Chungcheongbuk-do Jeungpyeong local office is construct of Goesan-gun jeungpyeong eup, doan myeon.
  • 2003, 8, 30 : Jeungpyeong local office is raised to Jeungpyeong-gun, and it became independence from Goesan-gun.

Education

  • Jeungpyeong is the site of several school and tertiary institutions, including:

Elementary school

  • Doan Elementary School
  • Jeungpyeong Elementary School
  • Jukri Elementary School
  • Sambo Elementary School

Middle school

  • Fluorspar Middle School
  • Jeungpyeong Middle School
  • Jeungpyeong Girl's Middle School

High school

  • Chungbuk Business High School
  • Hyeongseok High School
  • Jeungpyeong Technical High School

Tertiary Institution

Climate

Jeungpyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Climate data for Jeungpyeong (1993–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)
6.0
(42.8)
12.4
(54.3)
19.4
(66.9)
25.0
(77.0)
28.5
(83.3)
30.0
(86.0)
30.9
(87.6)
26.6
(79.9)
20.6
(69.1)
12.6
(54.7)
4.6
(40.3)
18.3
(64.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
5.1
(41.2)
11.7
(53.1)
17.5
(63.5)
22.2
(72.0)
25.1
(77.2)
25.4
(77.7)
20.1
(68.2)
13.0
(55.4)
5.9
(42.6)
−1.2
(29.8)
11.8
(53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9)
−6.1
(21.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
4.7
(40.5)
10.8
(51.4)
16.7
(62.1)
21.3
(70.3)
21.5
(70.7)
15.4
(59.7)
7.1
(44.8)
0.3
(32.5)
−6.3
(20.7)
6.3
(43.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.9
(0.74)
27.2
(1.07)
38.9
(1.53)
73.4
(2.89)
75.1
(2.96)
131.2
(5.17)
280.1
(11.03)
263.2
(10.36)
124.0
(4.88)
57.4
(2.26)
43.1
(1.70)
20.7
(0.81)
1,153.2
(45.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.0 4.6 6.5 7.5 7.5 7.9 13.9 12.4 8.0 5.3 6.8 5.4 90.8
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

Twin towns – sister cities

Jeungpyeong is twinned with:

References

  1. "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.

36°47′N 127°35′E / 36.783°N 127.583°E / 36.783; 127.583


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