Yeoncheon 연천군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 연천군 |
| • Hanja | 漣川郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeoncheon-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏnch'ŏn-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Yeoncheon | |
 Location inGyeonggi Province | |
  Yeoncheon  Yeoncheon | |
| Coordinates:38°06′N127°05′E / 38.100°N 127.083°E /38.100; 127.083 | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Administrative divisions | 2eup, 8myeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 675.22 km2 (260.70 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 40,894 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
Yeoncheon County (Yeoncheon-gun) is acounty inGyeonggi Province,South Korea. The county seat is Yeoncheon-eup (연천읍) and sits onGyeongwon Line, theKorail railroad line connecting Seoul, South Korea (ROK), withNorth Korea (DPRK).
A variety ofPaleolithic relics have been discovered at Jeongok-ri, first in 1978.[2][3] Since 1993 the Yeoncheon Jeongok-ri Paleolithic Festival has celebrated the discovery.[4]
Yeoncheon was the site of theBattle of Yultong during theKorean War, where thePhilippine 10th Battalion Combat Team defended their position during theFirst Chinese Spring Offensive.
In August 2015, over 100 civilians were evacuated from the area after North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire.[5][6]
The city is divided into twoeup (towns) and eightmyeon (townships):
| Town/Township | Hanja | Population[7] | Households |
| Yeoncheon-eup | 漣川邑 | 6,707 | 3,100 |
| Jeongok-eup | 全谷邑 | 20,872 | 8,522 |
| Gunnam-myeon | 郡南面 | 3,549 | 1,704 |
| Cheongsan-myeon | 靑山面 | 4,606 | 2,333 |
| Baekhak-myeon | 百鶴面 | 2,857 | 1,263 |
| Misan-myeon | 嵋山面 | 1,755 | 845 |
| Wangjing-myeon | 旺澄面 | 1,155 | 579 |
| Sinseo-myeon | 新西面 | 3,268 | 1,707 |
| Jung-myeon | 中面 | 261 | 145 |
| Jangnam-myeon | 長南面 | 678 | 307 |
Yeoncheon has a monsoon-influencedhumid continental climate (Köppen:Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.
| Climate data for Yeoncheon (1999–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.5 (83.3) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 11.6 (52.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.8 (40.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 12.9 (55.2) | 5.3 (41.5) | −2.6 (27.3) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) | −7.2 (19.0) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | −0.2 (31.6) | −7.8 (18.0) | 5.9 (42.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 15.4 (0.61) | 22.7 (0.89) | 29.1 (1.15) | 61.5 (2.42) | 84.2 (3.31) | 112.1 (4.41) | 379.7 (14.95) | 346.6 (13.65) | 133.5 (5.26) | 52.9 (2.08) | 44.0 (1.73) | 14.1 (0.56) | 1,295.8 (51.02) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 87.8 |
| Source:Korea Meteorological Administration[8] | |||||||||||||
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