Dongducheon
| Dongducheon 동두천시 |
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| • Hangul | 동두천시 | |
| • Hanja | 東豆川市 | |
| • Revised Romanization | Dongducheon-si | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Tongduch'ŏn-si | |
Jihaeng Station in Dongducheon
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 Location in South Korea |
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Sudogwon | |
| Administrative divisions | 7 dong, 145 tong, 1172 ban | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 95.66 km2 (36.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 82,623 | |
| • Density | 864/km2 (2,240/sq mi) | |
| • Dialect | Seoul | |
| Website | Dongducheon Office | |
Dongducheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
To the north of Seoul, the city is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city; the division command is at Uijeongbu.
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History[edit]
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Ancient[edit]
During Goguryeo, dynasty was going down into Korean peninsula and Dongducheon came to parts of Goguryeo as a part of naeulmae hyun (kinds of ancient village). Later Dongducheon promoted into Sacheon village of Unified Silla in North South States Period. It was the part of Yangju in Goryeo.[1]
Modern[edit]
In 1963, the status was raised into Tongducheon town (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon city was established including Yangju county.
Statistics[edit]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Dongducheon (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.9 (75) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
26.1 (79) |
20.3 (68.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.0 (68) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
5.0 (41) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
7.2 (45) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.8 (0.819) |
22.7 (0.894) |
38.8 (1.528) |
72.7 (2.862) |
93.6 (3.685) |
142.8 (5.622) |
424.0 (16.693) |
408.3 (16.075) |
172.8 (6.803) |
51.1 (2.012) |
35.8 (1.409) |
19.6 (0.772) |
1,502.9 (59.169) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 112.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63.3 | 58.6 | 56.8 | 55.5 | 64.0 | 69.8 | 80.0 | 78.1 | 74.6 | 69.9 | 64.2 | 62.4 | 66.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.3 | 171.8 | 189.5 | 193.4 | 207.6 | 181.5 | 109.2 | 149.2 | 163.2 | 187.3 | 159.5 | 163.2 | 2,050.6 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2] | |||||||||||||
Festival[edit]
Since 1999, Dongducheon has annually hosted the Dongducheon Rock Festival, one of the biggest rock festivals in South Korea. In 2007, the festival was held at Camp Nimble, a former US Army installation returned to South Korea.
A maple festival takes place around several streets and parts of the city.
Education[edit]
There are 10 high schools, 15 middle schools, 38 elementary schools, and Hanbuk University.
U.S. Military Bases[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.ddc21.net/_foreign/eng/m02/a02_b01_c01.asp Homepage of Dongducheon city(eng)
- ^ "평년값자료(1981–2010)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
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Coordinates: 37°55′N 127°04′E / 37.917°N 127.067°E
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