Yeongcheon 영천시 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 영천시 |
| • Hanja | 永川市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongcheon-si |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngch'ŏn-si |
 Yeongcheon city hall | |
 Flag  Emblem of Yeongcheon | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1eup, 10myeon, 5dong |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Choe Gi-mun (최기문) |
| Area | |
• Total | 919.76 km2 (355.12 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 99,034 |
| • Density | 123.7/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
| Area code | +82-54 |
Yeongcheon (Korean: 영천;Korean pronunciation:[jʌ̹ŋ.tɕʰʌ̹n]) is acity inNorth Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Yeongcheon is located 350 km (220 mi) southeast ofSeoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. It is on theGyeongbu Expressway linkingSeoul andBusan, and is also the junction of theJungang andDaegu railway lines.
Yeongcheon is famous forgrapes and wine. It is the largest producer ofgrapes which has almost 20% of grape production inKorea and some of the grapes are exported toUnited States,Canada andSoutheast Asia.
Yeongcheon also has 15wineries. The wineries useKyoho,Muscat Bailey A,Shine Muscat and Campbell early cultivars to make wine.
Yeongcheon produces other crops such asrice,peaches,apples,plums,garlic and others.
Yeongcheon is divided into 1eup, 10myeon and 5dong.
| eup/myeon/dong | Hangeul | Hanja |
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| Geumho-eup | 금호읍 | 琴湖邑 |
| Cheongtong-myeon | 청통면 | 淸通面 |
| Sinnyeong-myeon | 신녕면 | 新寧面 |
| Hwasan-myeon | 화산면 | 花山面 |
| Hwabuk-myeon | 화북면 | 華北面 |
| Hwanam-myeon | 화남면 | 華南面 |
| Jayang-myeon | 자양면 | 紫陽面 |
| Imgo-myeon | 임고면 | 臨皐面 |
| Gogyeong-myeong | 고경면 | 古鏡面 |
| Bugan-myeon | 북안면 | 北安面 |
| Daechang-myeon | 대창면 | 大昌面 |
| Dongbu-dong | 동부동 | 東部洞 |
| Jungang-dong | 중앙동 | 中央洞 |
| Seobu-dong | 서부동 | 西部洞 |
| Wansan-dong | 완산동 | 完山洞 |
| Nambu-dong | 남부동 | 南部洞 |
The Bohyeon Mountain Starlight Festival takes place in summer and is centered in the Bohyeon Mountain Observatory, which houses the third-largest telescope in Korea. In late summer, the Grape Festival takes place, hosting events such as the Miss Grape contest and a grape-eating competition. Yeongcheon is also well known for its Herbal Medicine Festival, which takes place in October and hosts traditional singing and a variety of herbs which are about 480 Herbal Medicine and Wine which made by Yeongcheon's grapes festival is also famous.
Notable individuals born in the city includeGoryeo period generalCh'oe Mu-sŏn and Goryeo intellectualChŏng Mong-ju. Also, it was the hometown of Paek Gun Sang, a tremendous Korean War veteran, who led himself to a high government position without being paid any kind of salary during the Korean War.
Tourists to Yeongcheon are few, but popular destinations includeEunhaesa Temple, the War Memorial Park, Cyan Art Gallery, Yeongcheon Dam, the Jeong Sowon andGatbawi.
Climate of Yeongcheon is similar with that of Daegu which isHumid subtropical climate (Cwa).
| Climate data for Yeongcheon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 32.0 (89.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 37.3 (99.1) | 39.4 (102.9) | 39.6 (103.3) | 36.6 (97.9) | 30.5 (86.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | 1.1 (34.0) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) | −4.2 (24.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −16.0 (3.2) | −10.2 (13.6) | −5.9 (21.4) | 1.1 (34.0) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | −4.0 (24.8) | −9.8 (14.4) | −14.6 (5.7) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 22.1 (0.87) | 26.0 (1.02) | 50.0 (1.97) | 76.4 (3.01) | 85.8 (3.38) | 126.0 (4.96) | 229.8 (9.05) | 233.2 (9.18) | 137.6 (5.42) | 48.6 (1.91) | 31.6 (1.24) | 18.8 (0.74) | 1,085.9 (42.75) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 92.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 11.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 56.8 | 56.2 | 57.0 | 56.1 | 60.3 | 67.7 | 74.7 | 75.0 | 74.2 | 68.9 | 65.0 | 59.9 | 64.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 166.2 | 184.3 | 211.1 | 220.4 | 234.3 | 191.2 | 163.4 | 180.0 | 162.0 | 191.6 | 155.7 | 153.2 | 2,213.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 54.5 | 58.5 | 54.9 | 56.7 | 53.2 | 45.0 | 38.8 | 44.7 | 44.9 | 56.8 | 52.0 | 51.8 | 50.5 |
| Source:Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
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