Namhae County
County in Yeongnam, South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Namhae County (Namhae-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
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Namhae
남해군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 남해군 |
| • Hanja | 南海郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Namhae-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Namhae-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Namhae | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 9 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 357 km2 (138 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
| • Total | 40,060 |
| • Density | 152.4/km2 (395/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
As of 2005, Namhae had a population of 54,392.[2] However, Namhae has witnessed an aging and decreasing population, having had a population of 137,914 in 1964.
Namhae-gun is divided into 1 eup and 9 myeon.
- Namhae-eup
- Changseon-myeon
- Gohyeon-myeon
- Idong-myeon
- Mijo-myeon
- Nam-myeon
- Samdong-myeon
- Sangju-myeon
- Seo-myeon
- Seolcheon-myeon
- The fictional character Jin-Soo Kwon (portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim) on the ABC television show Lost is from Namhae.
- Korean Drama "Couple or Trouble" aka "Fantasy Couple" was set in Namhae. The German village Dogil Maeul and Hilton Namhae Golf Spa were featured.
- The 2009 documentary “Home from Home” (Endstation der Sehnsüchte), directed by Cho Sung-hyung, was filmed in the German Village Dogil Maeul (독일 마을).
- In the 2017 Korean drama "Because This Is My First Life", female lead Yoon Ji-ho (portrayed by Jung So-min) is from Namhae. The cast reportedly shot some scenes there.
- The fictional character Prosecutor Hwang Si-Mok is transferred to Namhae county at the end of the first season of the drama series Stranger (2017)
- Season 2 of Stranger (2020) kicks off with the fictional character Prosecutor Hwang Si-Mok in the Namhae office.
- In episode 14 of True Beauty, the protagonists come to Namhae-gun without imagining that they would be the last time together.
- In Cities: Skylines, appears in "Land of the Isles" (섬 평지) maps.
Namhae county covers an area of 357 km2, covering the main islands of Namhae and Changseon, the smaller islands of Jodo, Hodo and Nodo, and 65 other uninhabited islets.
Namhae county also features several peaks; Mangun (786m), Geum (681m), and Won (627m), all of which are located on Namhae island.
Climate
| Climate data for Namhae (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) | 18.6 (65.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.6 (1.32) |
65.2 (2.57) |
113.1 (4.45) |
179.7 (7.07) |
196.3 (7.73) |
243.8 (9.60) |
353.9 (13.93) |
319.7 (12.59) |
221.9 (8.74) |
95.9 (3.78) |
62.9 (2.48) |
35.2 (1.39) |
1,921.2 (75.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 95.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56.3 | 55.2 | 57.4 | 59.5 | 64.3 | 72.7 | 79.4 | 77.7 | 74.3 | 65.9 | 63.4 | 58.5 | 65.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.0 | 188.2 | 211.9 | 221.0 | 234.3 | 182.9 | 167.8 | 184.2 | 172.7 | 206.9 | 182.8 | 186.7 | 2,328.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 62.4 | 62.0 | 57.5 | 57.7 | 54.4 | 44.7 | 40.1 | 47.3 | 49.0 | 63.4 | 61.5 | 64.3 | 54.4 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
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