Introduction
County in Yeongnam, South KoreaYeongdeok County
영덕군CountyKorean transcription(s) • Hangul영덕군 • Hanja盈德郡 • Revised RomanizationYeongdeok-gun • McCune-ReischauerYŏngdŏk-gun
FlagLogoLocation in South KoreaCountry South KoreaRegionYeongnamAdministrative divisions1 eup, 8 myeonArea • Total741.05 km2 (286.12 sq mi)Population (September 2024) • Total33,356 • Density71.1/km2 (184/sq mi) • DialectGyeongsang
Yeongdeok County (Korean: 영덕군; RR: Yeongdeok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well known for snow crabs.
Administrative divisions
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Map of Yeongdeok County
Yeongdeok County is divided into 1 eup and 8 myeon.
Name
Hangeul
Hanja
Yeongdeok-eup
영덕읍
盈德邑
Changsu-myeon
창수면
蒼水面
Byeonggok-myeon
병곡면
柄谷面
Yeonghae-myeon
영해면
寧海面
Chuksan-myeon
축산면
丑山面
Jipum-myeon
지품면
知品面
Ganggu-myeon
강구면
江口面
Dalsan-myeon
달산면
達山面
Namjeong-myeon
남정면
南亭面
Festival
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Yeongdeok-eup hosts a snow crab festival every year. The festival offers various events including snow crab fishing for children, family team games, a snow crab auction, and Madangguk (a type of traditional Korean performance). The Youngdeok King Festival, which marks its twenty-first year in 2018, is held in the Gaejang Port and offers a variety of attractions and experiences to tourists through its colorful events.
Climate
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Yeongdeok has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).
Climate data for Yeongdeok (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
17.0(62.6)
24.1(75.4)
27.0(80.6)
34.0(93.2)
35.8(96.4)
37.0(98.6)
38.1(100.6)
39.9(103.8)
35.3(95.5)
30.1(86.2)
26.9(80.4)
20.9(69.6)
39.9(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
5.8(42.4)
8.1(46.6)
12.5(54.5)
18.4(65.1)
22.9(73.2)
25.6(78.1)
28.6(83.5)
29.1(84.4)
25.0(77.0)
20.7(69.3)
14.6(58.3)
8.0(46.4)
18.3(64.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)
1.0(33.8)
2.9(37.2)
7.0(44.6)
12.5(54.5)
17.1(62.8)
20.4(68.7)
24.1(75.4)
24.5(76.1)
20.1(68.2)
15.0(59.0)
9.2(48.6)
3.1(37.6)
13.1(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−3.1(26.4)
−1.8(28.8)
1.7(35.1)
6.7(44.1)
11.6(52.9)
16.0(60.8)
20.5(68.9)
21.1(70.0)
16.0(60.8)
10.1(50.2)
4.2(39.6)
−1.2(29.8)
8.5(47.3)
Record low °C (°F)
−15.1(4.8)
−13.7(7.3)
−9.9(14.2)
−3.6(25.5)
1.5(34.7)
6.0(42.8)
11.1(52.0)
12.8(55.0)
6.4(43.5)
−1.4(29.5)
−7.2(19.0)
−13.8(7.2)
−15.1(4.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
37.4(1.47)
30.5(1.20)
49.1(1.93)
79.5(3.13)
74.5(2.93)
113.4(4.46)
194.3(7.65)
213.6(8.41)
159.6(6.28)
86.2(3.39)
49.8(1.96)
24.3(0.96)
1,112.2(43.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
4.9
4.9
7.1
7.0
7.4
8.9
12.2
12.6
9.8
5.8
6.0
3.8
90.4
Average snowy days
2.3
2.6
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.2
7.8
Average relative humidity (%)
51.8
54.0
58.3
59.3
64.3
73.9
78.7
79.9
78.0
68.9
59.9
51.5
64.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours
195.3
187.5
210.7
228.3
243.6
201.4
178.2
188.8
178.7
198.5
181.1
190.3
2,382.4
Percentage possible sunshine
67.2
63.8
58.7
61.5
58.2
49.2
43.6
50.0
51.6
62.3
63.5
67.8
57.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)
