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The area of Gangwon Province in both North Korea and South Korea is 20,569 km 2 (7,941.74 sq mi), [2] with South Korea's Gangwon-do covering 16,874.59 km 2 (6,515.32 sq mi). The province is renowned for its agricultural produce, especially potatoes and fish, including cuttlefish and pollock .
Gangwon Provincial Office Annex in Chuncheon. Chuncheon (Korean: 춘천; Hanja: 春川市; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰun.tɕʰʌn]; literally spring river), formerly romanized as Ch'unch'ŏn, is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the north of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River.
Hongcheon (Hongcheon-gun) is a county and city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies on the northern bank of the Hongcheon River, southeast of Chuncheon. The terrain of the county is mainly mountainous and contains hot springs in the Hongcheong River valley. [2] [3] The county produces ginseng, maize, and vegetables. As of 2012 the ...
Weather. 24/7 Help. ... South Korea's Gangwon province warned residents to take precautions and evacuate to higher ground, according to the Ministry of Interior and Safety. ... USA TODAY Sports.
The average annual temperature is 10,1 °C, the average temperature of January, the coldest month, is -5,2 °C, the average temperature of August, the coldest month is 23,3 °C, and the lowest temperature ever recorded in January 1981 is -25, 9 °C, the highest temperature ever recorded on January is -25,9 °C all-time, 37,7 °C on August 1, 2018.
Frequently, the weather is cloudless, clear, and dry, except for the southwestern region of the peninsula. The mean January temperature in Seoul is -2.0 °C (28.4 °F). January is the coldest month in Seoul, often with the lowest temperatures, almost always dropping below -10 °C (14 °F), and sometimes below -15 °C (5 °F).
There is a wide seasonal difference in temperature. The highest temperature ever recorded in Hoengseong-gun was 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) on August 7, 1990 and the lowest was −29.8 °C (−21.6 °F) on December 31, 1927, and it was one of the five coldest temperatures ever recorded in Korea.
Average temperature of Pyeongchang from 2001 to 2010 was 7.0 °C, and it was lower than Gangwon's 8.9 °C. Annual precipitation of the region from 2001 to 2010 was 1,555.0 mm, and it was more than Gangwon's 1,491.5 mm. [18] The warmest months of the year are July and August, with January and February being the coldest.