Okcheon County (''Okcheon-gun'') is a
county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
in
North Chungcheong Province,
South Korea
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.
Climate
Okcheon has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(
Köppen: ''Dwa''), but can be considered a borderline
humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
(
Köppen: ''Cwa'') using the isotherm.
Twin towns – sister cities
Okcheon is
twinned with:
*
Gonohe
is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 16,880, and a population density of 95 persons per km2 in 7,006 households. The total area of the town is .
Geography
Gonohe is located in the north-easte ...
,
Aomori
is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of ...
, Japan
Prominent individuals
*
Jeong Ji-yong
Jeong Ji-yong, often romanized in literature as Cheong Chi-yong (; 20 June 1902 – 1950), was a Korean poet and translator of English poetry who "opened a new horizon of poetic possibilities through chiselled expression, tempered sentiments, ...
, modernist poet
*
Song Si-yeol,
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
statesman,
Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher
*
Yuk Young-soo First Lady of Korea, killed during an assassination attempt on her husband,
Park Chung-hee
Park Chung-hee (, ; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the dictator of South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979; ruling as an unelected military strongman from 1961 ...
*
Mijoo
Lee Seung-ah (; born Lee Mi-joo () on September 23, 1994), known as Lee Mi-joo, is a South Korean singer, dancer and entertainer. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz under Woollim Entertainment in November 2014. Apart fro ...
, member of K-pop girl group
Lovelyz
Lovelyz () is a South Korean girl group formed in 2014 by Woollim Entertainment and is the company's first girl group. The group consists of eight members: Baby Soul, Jiae, Jisoo, Mijoo, Kei, Jin, Sujeong and Yein. Their debut album, ''Girls' In ...
*
Keum Donghyun Keum may refer to:
Name
*Keum (琴), Middle Chinese of string musical instruments, Qin (琴)
*Keum (琴), common of Kum (琴)
*Keum (琴), common of Kym (surname) the Cantonese of Qin (surname) (琴), Jin (surname) (金)
*Keum (琴 or 今), also ...
, member of K-pop boy group
Epex
Epex ( ko, 이펙스, Ipekseu, stylized as EPEX, short for Eight Apex) is an eight-member South Korean boy band formed by C9 Entertainment in 2021, consisting of Wish, Keum, Mu, A-Min, Baekseung, Ayden, Yewang and Jeff. The group debuted on Jun ...
References
External links
Okcheon County government home page
Counties of North Chungcheong Province
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