Seosan

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Seosan
서산시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 서산시
 • Hanja 瑞山市
 • Revised Romanization Seosan-si
 • McCune-Reischauer Sŏsan si
Korea-Seosan-Sea on the ebb-01.jpg
Official logo of Seosan
Emblem of Seosan
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Hoseo
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 9 myeon, 5 dong
Area
 • Total 739.15 km2 (285.39 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 163,055
 • Density 201.2/km2 (521/sq mi)
 • Dialect Chungcheong

Seosan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., it has a population of 163,055 according to the 2010 census.

Climate

Seosan has four distinct seasons. In spring, mild temperatures are accompanied by strong winds bearing dust from the Chinese mainland; this dust is called [hwangsa] (황사)or Asian Dust. In summer, the monsoon (jangma, 장마) lasts for about three weeks and is typified by heavy rainfall. As in the rest of Korea, Seosan may be affected by typhoons during the Summer. Category 1 Typhoon "Kompasu" caused damage to the city when it struck in the early hours of the morning of September 2, 2010. August is the hottest month and is humid. Fall begins in mid September and temperatures fall away quickly by November. The first winter snows usually appear in early December. The average annual temperature is 11.8 degrees Celsius.

Climate data for Seosan (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)		 5.3
(41.5)		 10.4
(50.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 22.2
(72)		 26.2
(79.2)		 28.3
(82.9)		 29.6
(85.3)		 25.9
(78.6)		 20.4
(68.7)		 12.8
(55)		 5.9
(42.6)		 17.3
(63.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 4.6
(40.3)		 10.9
(51.6)		 16.4
(61.5)		 21.1
(70)		 24.3
(75.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 20.4
(68.7)		 14.0
(57.2)		 7.0
(44.6)		 0.9
(33.6)		 11.9
(53.4)
Average low °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 5.0
(41)		 11.3
(52.3)		 16.7
(62.1)		 21.2
(70.2)		 21.5
(70.7)		 15.8
(60.4)		 8.5
(47.3)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 7.2
(45)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28.2
(1.11)		 26.6
(1.047)		 46.3
(1.823)		 70.2
(2.764)		 105.2
(4.142)		 138.4
(5.449)		 273.4
(10.764)		 295.9
(11.65)		 162.4
(6.394)		 52.2
(2.055)		 56.5
(2.224)		 30.7
(1.209)		 1,285.7
(50.618)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.2 7.0 7.0 7.5 8.2 9.4 15.2 13.7 8.6 6.7 9.7 11.4 113.6
Average relative humidity (%) 71.4 69.6 68.5 67.6 71.9 75.9 83.4 81.8 78.5 74.8 73.4 72.7 74.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 151.8 168.9 202.0 219.7 233.8 193.3 143.7 183.5 189.2 203.1 148.4 141.4 2,178.8
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

Transportation

Seosan is served by Express and by Intercity buses. It takes about 90 minutes to reach Seoul by Express bus, if traffic conditions are favorable. The nearest railway station is at Hongseong, about 40 km south. Hongseong Station is on the Janghang Line. The intercity buses depart every 1 hour. The fare for a local bus is from a minimum of 960won to a maximum of 1450won.

History

The historic Haemi castle (해미읍성) is about 12 km from the city, in Haemi-eup.

Local specialities

The famous Korean singer and actor Rain (비) was born in Seosan. Another famous singer from Seosan is Star (별). Seosan is renowned for oysters and garlic. Seosan is also the hometown of the comedian Kim Kiri.

Sister cities

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.seosan.go.kr/en/move.do?usr_menu_cd=6101010600&is_info_offerer=Y&is_satisfaction=Y&tsort=1&tcsort=6&csort=1&tpl_num=null

External links

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