Dongducheon

Dongducheon
Municipal City
Panoramic view of Dongducheon
Jihaeng Station in Dongducheon
Flag of Dongducheon
Flag
Official logo of Dongducheon
Emblem of Dongducheon
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionGyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Administrative divisions8 dong
Area
 • Total
95.66 km2 (36.93 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2024)
 • Total
87,099
 • Density864/km2 (2,240/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul
WebsiteDongducheon Office
Korean name
Hangul
동두천시
Hanja
東豆川市
RRDongducheon-si
MRTongduch'ŏn-si

Dongducheon (Korean: 동두천; Korean pronunciation: [ˈto̞ŋ.du.tɕʰʌ̹n]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and the division command is at Uijeongbu.

History

Under Goguryeo, the dynasty's territory extended southward into the Korean peninsula, and Dongducheon became part of the kingdom in the form of naeulmae hyun (a certain form of ancient village land holding). Later, Dongducheon became Sacheon village of Unified Silla in the North-South States Period. It was part of the district of Yangju in Goryeo.

Modern

In 1963, its status was raised to that of a township, Tongduchon (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon City was established, encompassing Yangju county.

Statistics

Statistics of land use.

Climate

Dongducheon has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Climate data for Dongducheon (1999–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)		 19.8
(67.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 31.0
(87.8)		 33.4
(92.1)		 35.5
(95.9)		 36.2
(97.2)		 38.7
(101.7)		 35.0
(95.0)		 29.7
(85.5)		 26.2
(79.2)		 16.3
(61.3)		 38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 5.8
(42.4)		 12.1
(53.8)		 19.0
(66.2)		 24.5
(76.1)		 28.2
(82.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 30.1
(86.2)		 26.3
(79.3)		 20.5
(68.9)		 12.2
(54.0)		 3.9
(39.0)		 17.8
(64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 5.0
(41.0)		 11.6
(52.9)		 17.4
(63.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.9
(76.8)		 20.1
(68.2)		 13.1
(55.6)		 5.7
(42.3)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 11.5
(52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 5.2
(41.4)		 11.3
(52.3)		 16.7
(62.1)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.2
(70.2)		 15.3
(59.5)		 7.4
(45.3)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 6.3
(43.3)
Record low °C (°F) −26.2
(−15.2)		 −19.7
(−3.5)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 2.6
(36.7)		 8.0
(46.4)		 15.3
(59.5)		 12.1
(53.8)		 4.4
(39.9)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 −10.1
(13.8)		 −18.0
(−0.4)		 −26.2
(−15.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.4
(0.72)		 26.0
(1.02)		 32.0
(1.26)		 73.2
(2.88)		 95.2
(3.75)		 130.5
(5.14)		 431.7
(17.00)		 347.5
(13.68)		 137.9
(5.43)		 55.1
(2.17)		 47.4
(1.87)		 22.2
(0.87)		 1,417.1
(55.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.2 5.3 7.2 9.0 9.0 10.3 16.8 14.8 8.4 6.5 8.3 7.6 108.4
Average snowy days 7.1 5.3 3.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.6 24.6
Average relative humidity (%) 60.9 57.5 55.3 55.3 62.3 68.4 79.5 77.8 73.6 69.3 64.9 62.4 65.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 183.7 180.8 209.6 206.0 231.2 203.9 128.7 164.1 182.4 201.2 160.6 169.6 2,221.8
Percentage possible sunshine 57.3 56.4 51.1 48.9 47.1 41.0 24.3 35.4 43.7 53.8 52.3 54.8 46.0
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)

Festivals

Since 1999, Dongducheon has annually hosted the Dongducheon Rock Festival, one of the biggest rock festivals in South Korea. In 2007, the festival was held at Camp Nimble, a former US Army installation returned to South Korea.

A maple festival is held every autumn in several streets and parts of the city.

Education

There are 10 high schools, 15 middle schools, 38 elementary schools, and Hanbuk University.

U.S. Military Bases

Because of the numerous U.S. military bases in the area, Dongducheon is also a major camptown that developed in significant part to meet the interests of U.S. military personnel.

Notable people from Dongducheon

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dongducheon city". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-01-13. Homepage of Dongducheon city(eng)
  3. ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. II-13, II-14, II-444. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ↑ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

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