Boeun County

"Boeun" redirects here. For other uses, see Boeun (Jeungsando).

County in Hoseo, South Korea

Boeun

보은군

County

Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul| 보은군
• Hanja| 報恩郡
• Revised Romanization| Boeun-gun
• McCune-Reischauer| Poŭn-gun

Palsangjeon hall at Beopjusa temple

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Location in South Korea

Country|  South Korea
Region| Hoseo
Administrative divisions| 1 eup, 10 myeon
Government

• Mayor|  Choi Jae-hyeong(최재형)[1]
Area

• Total

| 584.26 km2 (225.58 sq mi)
Population

(2024[2])

• Total

| 30,620
• Density| 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Dialect

| Chungcheong

Boeun County (Boeun-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

## History

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Boeun ( literally "offering gratitude" or "thanksgiving"), was a South Korean town named in 1406 by a remorseful King Taejong, who felt relieved that he had cleared his conscience after having participated in a ceremonial ritual at the local Beopjusa temple to appease the spirits of his dead younger half-brothers, whose deaths he had caused in a power struggle years earlier.[3]

In July 1973, Boeun township was elevated to the status of Boeun town.[4] In 1983, two townships were abolished and incorporated into normal ones. In 2007, Hoebuk-myeon changed its name to Hoein-myeon, Oesongni-myeon to Jangan-myeon, and Naesonngni-myeon into Songnisan-myeonn.[5]

## Festivals

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* Songnisan Fall Festival: During autumn a festival is held at Songnisan, a celebrated mountain in central Korea. The festival has been an important contributor to the development of tourism and the economy in the region.[6]
* Boeun Ocher Apple Festival: Boeun County is well known for its apples, for which a major festival is held to promote them.

## Products

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Jujube is the most well-known agricultural product in Boeun county. Additionally, the county's fruit, and eggs are growing in popularity thanks to their eco-friendly mark.[7]

## Climate

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

Climate data for Boeun (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 14.4
(57.9)  | 21.9
(71.4)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 31.2
(88.2)  | 34.2
(93.6)  | 34.2
(93.6)  | 37.3
(99.1)  | 38.2
(100.8)  | 32.8
(91.0)  | 29.5
(85.1)  | 25.1
(77.2)  | 17.4
(63.3)  | 38.2
(100.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 3.2
(37.8)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | 11.9
(53.4)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 27.1
(80.8)  | 28.9
(84.0)  | 29.5
(85.1)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 20.1
(68.2)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 5.3
(41.5)  | 17.7
(63.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −2.9
(26.8)  | −0.6
(30.9)  | 4.8
(40.6)  | 11.2
(52.2)  | 16.7
(62.1)  | 21.1
(70.0)  | 24.0
(75.2)  | 24.3
(75.7)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 12.2
(54.0)  | 5.6
(42.1)  | −1.0
(30.2)  | 11.2
(52.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −8.4
(16.9)  | −6.6
(20.1)  | −1.8
(28.8)  | 3.7
(38.7)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 15.7
(60.3)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 14.0
(57.2)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | −0.3
(31.5)  | −6.4
(20.5)  | 5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F)  | −25.4
(−13.7)  | −21.9
(−7.4)  | −18.3
(−0.9)  | −7.4
(18.7)  | −1.2
(29.8)  | 4.6
(40.3)  | 10.4
(50.7)  | 9.4
(48.9)  | 0.8
(33.4)  | −7.0
(19.4)  | −12.3
(9.9)  | −20.4
(−4.7)  | −25.4
(−13.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 23.4
(0.92)  | 33.0
(1.30)  | 47.5
(1.87)  | 82.2
(3.24)  | 92.8
(3.65)  | 156.4
(6.16)  | 306.0
(12.05)  | 296.6
(11.68)  | 137.4
(5.41)  | 56.6
(2.23)  | 45.2
(1.78)  | 28.2
(1.11)  | 1,305.3
(51.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3  | 6.7  | 8.2  | 8.5  | 8.1  | 9.5  | 16.7  | 14.7  | 9.3  | 6.1  | 8.1  | 8.2  | 111.4
Average snowy days  | 8.9  | 6.7  | 2.8  | 0.2  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.2  | 2.0  | 6.6  | 27.2
Average relative humidity (%)  | 66.6  | 63.1  | 59.9  | 58.2  | 62.8  | 69.2  | 76.8  | 77.4  | 76.7  | 73.9  | 70.5  | 68.9  | 68.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 167.0  | 178.0  | 211.5  | 223.6  | 243.9  | 206.0  | 159.5  | 177.4  | 178.5  | 195.5  | 158.4  | 157.8  | 2,257.1
Percentage possible sunshine | 55.9  | 58.2  | 57.4  | 59.5  | 57.0  | 49.7  | 40.1  | 46.4  | 51.3  | 59.9  | 53.8  | 54.0  | 53.2
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[8][9][10]

## Symbols

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* City Flower: Forsythia
* City Tree: Jujube tree
* City Bird: Magpie Birds

## Twin towns – sister cities

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Boeun is twinned with:

* Gwangjin-gu, Seoul
* Clarence-Rockland, Canada[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Boeun County mayor". Boeun County. 2024.
2. ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
3. ^ Official website, Origin[permanent dead link]
4. ^ Regulations concerning establishment of towns (eups)(1973-03-12)
5. ^ Allowance of alteration concerning from cities to townships (ris)(1983-01-10) from Constitution of the Republic of Korea Currently, Boeun is composed of 1 eup (Boeun-eup) and 10 myons. One of the myons, Maro-myon of which capital is kwanki-ri is famous for Han-woo (Korean traditional cow) and the beautiful scenery in Ku-byong mountain.
6. ^ Official page of Boeun County http://english.boeun.go.kr/ Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ 보은군내 친환경농산물인증 농가 2배 증가 The confirmation of eco mark doubles Newsis 2008-01-10
8. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
9. ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
10. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
11. ^ "La Cité Clarence Rockland - Twin Cities". www.clarence-rockland.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boeun.

* Boeun County government home page

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