Imsil County
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Imsil
임실군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 임실군 |
| • Hanja | NhậmThậtQuận |
| •Revised Romanization | Imsil-gun |
| •McCune-Reischauer | Imsil-gun |
From the left: Imsil Hyanggyo, Imsil Catherdal,Bongcheon Station | |
 Flag  Emblem of Imsil | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 1eup,11myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 596.88 km2(230.46 sq mi) |
| Population (March, 2022) | |
| • Total | 26,664 |
| • Density | 45/km2(120/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
Imsil County(Korean:임실군;RR:Imsil-gun) is acountyinNorth JeollaProvince,South Korea.Imsil County is a county in central South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is an area upstream of theSeomjingangRiver in the Noryeongsan Mountains, and there is a basin that runs southeast toNamwon.The county office is located in Imsil-eup, and the administrative district is 11 myeon, 1eup.
It is approximately 30 minutes south ofJeonjuby car or bus. Domestic Korean cheese was first produced in Imsil County. Imsil County encompasses several important towns, mountains and natural areas.
Imsil-gun has 14 elementary schools and an English center.
History
[edit]Proto–Three Kingdoms period
[edit]Imsil belonged to the Mahan State, as New Wunsin State.[1]
Three Kingdoms period
[edit]The County was Inghil-gun inBaekje.[1]
Unified Silla Period
[edit]Imsil-gun belonged to Namwon-bu. Ingil-gun was renamed Imsil-gun in 759. The stone pagoda at Imsil Jingusaji Temple Site was also built during the Unified Silla period.[1]
Today
[edit]The building was relocated in 2010.[1]
Tourism
[edit]Imsil Cheese Village
[edit]Imsil Cheese Village (Korean:임실치즈테마파크) is located near the town of Imsil (within the county of Imsil). It offers vacation programs for children and tourists to learn how to make cheese.
The cheese produced there is called Imsil cheese, following the county name. Imsil cheese is the unusual mission legacy of a Catholic priest from Belgium who took the Korean name of Ji Junghwan. He arrived in the farming village of Imsil, in the mid-1950s, when the economy was still shattered from theKorean War.He started a farmers’ milk cooperative, which eventually became the Imsil Cheese Factory. The factory still exists today and produces high-quality cheese and yogurt for the Korean market.
A pizza franchise using Imsil cheese has become a widespread business inSouth Koreasince 2004, under the name of Imsil Cheese Pizza.[2]Nearby livestock farms produce the dairy products required for the manufacture of the cheese.
Okjeongho Lake
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Okjeongho Lake (Korean:옥정호) is an artificial lake created by the construction of theSeomjingangRiver Dam. There is a walking trail by the lake.[3]In the upper reaches of the Seomjingang River, Okjeongho Lake has a large temperature difference between night and day, so fog rises.[4]
Education
[edit]Yewon Arts Universityis located in Imsil.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Imsil (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1970–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 28.5 (1.12) |
36.9 (1.45) |
53.8 (2.12) |
83.6 (3.29) |
85.9 (3.38) |
142.4 (5.61) |
312.0 (12.28) |
312.1 (12.29) |
138.3 (5.44) |
58.1 (2.29) |
50.7 (2.00) |
33.3 (1.31) |
1,335.6 (52.58) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 118.5 |
| Average snowy days | 9.9 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 29.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 73.4 | 68.6 | 65.8 | 63.3 | 66.7 | 72.9 | 79.3 | 78.8 | 76.9 | 74.4 | 73.5 | 74.2 | 72.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 154.3 | 168.8 | 203.1 | 219.8 | 234.2 | 179.9 | 148.5 | 169.0 | 175.1 | 190.7 | 155.7 | 143.5 | 2,142.6 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 51.9 | 56.2 | 54.7 | 59.2 | 54.5 | 44.2 | 37.6 | 44.6 | 51.3 | 59.8 | 54.8 | 51.4 | 51.3 |
| Source:Korea Meteorological Administration(snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Imsil istwinnedwith:
References
[edit]- ^abcd"History".Imsil-gun.
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-01-12.Retrieved2008-01-25.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Official Page - ^"Okjeongho Lake (옥정호 (물안개길))".Korea Tourism Organization.
- ^"Okjeongho Lake".Imsil-gun.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)"(PDF)(in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 January 2022.Retrieved4 April2022.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회(in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration.Retrieved4 April2022.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea"(PDF).Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 December 2016.Retrieved8 December2016.
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