Chilgok County
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Chilgok
칠곡군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 칠곡군 |
• Hanja | 漆谷郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Chilgok-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ilgok-kun |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Yeongnam |
Administrative divisions | 3 eup, 5 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 451 km2 (174 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 107,158 |
• Density | 237.6/km2 (615/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Chilgok County (Chilgok-gun) is located at south-west part of North Gyeongsang Province. It is close by Gunwi County on the east while adjoins with Gimchon-si, Seongju County on the west. It is also a transportation hub where the Nakdong river flows through and an Urban-Farming complex that adjoins with Gumi City and Daegu Metropolitan city.
It is home to the famous Cheonsaengsanseong Fortress, a battle field where general Gwak Jae-woo fought during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, as well as the Gasansanseong Fortress, which was built to prevent a Japanese invasion after the second Manchu invasions in 1636. It is also a battle field of the Nakdong River and Dabudong battles during the Korean war.
History
[edit]It was Palgeorihyeon or Bukchijangnihyeon, Illihyeon and King Gyeongdeok of Silla (the 35th ruler who reigned from 742 to 765 over the kingdom of Silla) revised it to Pal-ri of which become affiliated to Suchang-guen.
It was revised to Palgeo in the early part of Goryeo period and during King Hyeonjong of Goryeo (the 8th ruler who reigned from 1010-1031), it become affiliation of Gyonsanbu which is the present lord of the castle.
In 1640 when King Injo of Joseon (the 16th ruler who reigned from 1623-1649) reign for 18th year, it was called Chilgok by installing regional military command and Gasansanseong Fortress. In 1895 King Gojong's (the 26th ruler who reigned from 1863-1907) 32nd year of reign, Chilgok was re-entitled to Chilgok-guen which led to become a part of Daegu. In accordance with rearrangement of Buguen-myeon in 1914, it incorporated with 9 myeon of Indong-guen , Yakmok-myeon which used to be Daemok or ChilchonㆍGonsanhyeon during Silla dynasty and transferred the location of the county to Waegwan.
Geography and climate
[edit]Its geographical coordinate is 128°18'-128°38'to the east longitude and the north latitude 35°52' - 36°38' with average temperature of 14.8 °C and 948mm amount of rainfall.
Climate data for Chilgok (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.5 (0.53) |
22.0 (0.87) |
43.0 (1.69) |
69.9 (2.75) |
79.3 (3.12) |
119.4 (4.70) |
224.5 (8.84) |
225.9 (8.89) |
145.1 (5.71) |
54.0 (2.13) |
30.9 (1.22) |
14.0 (0.55) |
1,041.5 (41.00) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 81 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] |
Administrative divisions
[edit]Chilgok County is divided into 3 eup and 5 myeon.
Name | Hangeul | Hanja |
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Waegwan-eup | 왜관읍 | 倭館邑 |
Buksam-eup | 북삼읍 | 北三邑 |
Seokjeok-eup | 석적읍 | 石積邑 |
Jicheon-myeon | 지천면 | 枝川面 |
Dongmyeong-myeon | 동명면 | 東明面 |
Gasan-myeon | 가산면 | 架山面 |
Yakmok-myeon | 약목면 | 若木面 |
Gisan-myeon | 기산면 | 岐山面 |
Tourism
[edit]Chilgok Patriots & Peace Memorial is a memorial museum dedicated to the soldiers who seized victory by holding up a fierce battle at Nakdong River's line of defense for 55 days in Chilgok during the Korean War. The museum consists of a spacious four-story high building with two basement floors and an outdoor exhibition with a variety of artifacts. The museum also has battle miniatures and experience facilities to help foster patriotism and appreciation for the soldiers who gave their lives to protect the country.[2] 3.
References
[edit]- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Chilgok Patriots & Peace Memorial (칠곡호국평화기념관) - Culture - Korea travel and tourism information". www.koreatriptips.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.