Wando County

County in South Jeolla, South Korea

County in Honam, South Korea

Wando

완도군

County

Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul| 완도군
• Hanja| 莞島郡
• Revised Romanization| Wando-gun
• McCune-Reischauer| Wando-gun

Flag

Emblem of Wando

Location in South Korea

Country|  South Korea
Region| Honam
Administrative divisions| 3 eup, 9 myeon
Area

• Total

| 391.81 km2 (151.28 sq mi)
Population

(September 2024[1])

• Total

| 45,837
• Density| 179/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Dialect

| Jeolla

Wando County (Korean: 완도군; RR: Wando-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat.

The major military headquarters and trading hub Cheonghaejin, established by General Jang Bogo in 828, was located on Wando Island.

Champion golfer K.J. Choi hails from Wando.

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## Districts

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Classification  | Area (km2)  | Units  | Population

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Wando-eup | 54.11 | 8,089 | 19,761
Geumil-eup | 28.14 | 1,945 | 4,033
Nohwa-eup | 31.94 | 2,545 | 5,780
Gunwae-myun | 42.78 | 1,889 | 3,732
Shinji-myun | 31.31 | 1,822 | 3,874
Gogeum-myun | 46.38 | 2,263 | 4,651
Yaksan-myun | 28.80 | 1,28 | 2,586
Chungsan-myun | 41.88 | 1,319 | 2,613
Soan-myun | 28.37 | 1,4 | 3,021
Geumdang-myun | 14.22 | 560 | 1,184
Bogil-myun | 32.54 | 1,141 | 2,819
Saengil-myun | 15.07 | 492 | 945
Total | 395.54 | 24,745 | 54,999

## Speciality

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The best Gim is produced in the Wando area. Laver farming goes back 200 years, and with 22%, Wando is the biggest production area. In 2006, Wando exported about 2.3 million tons of green laver to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.[2]

## Climate

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Climate data for Wando (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 19.5
(67.1)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 27.6
(81.7)  | 31.9
(89.4)  | 31.9
(89.4)  | 36.2
(97.2)  | 37.0
(98.6)  | 35.7
(96.3)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 37.0
(98.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 8.3
(46.9)  | 12.6
(54.7)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 29.8
(85.6)  | 26.6
(79.9)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 15.2
(59.4)  | 8.8
(47.8)  | 18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 2.7
(36.9)  | 3.9
(39.0)  | 7.8
(46.0)  | 12.9
(55.2)  | 17.6
(63.7)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 16.9
(62.4)  | 10.8
(51.4)  | 4.9
(40.8)  | 14.3
(57.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −0.4
(31.3)  | 0.2
(32.4)  | 3.6
(38.5)  | 8.5
(47.3)  | 13.4
(56.1)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 23.2
(73.8)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 7.0
(44.6)  | 1.4
(34.5)  | 10.7
(51.3)
Record low °C (°F)  | −10.2
(13.6)  | −10.7
(12.7)  | −6.9
(19.6)  | −0.9
(30.4)  | 5.1
(41.2)  | 9.9
(49.8)  | 16.5
(61.7)  | 13.9
(57.0)  | 11.0
(51.8)  | 2.1
(35.8)  | −2.9
(26.8)  | −10.2
(13.6)  | −10.7
(12.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 34.0
(1.34)  | 52.6
(2.07)  | 103.7
(4.08)  | 141.7
(5.58)  | 147.0
(5.79)  | 207.2
(8.16)  | 257.2
(10.13)  | 238.8
(9.40)  | 176.4
(6.94)  | 73.0
(2.87)  | 62.7
(2.47)  | 37.2
(1.46)  | 1,531.5
(60.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0  | 7.6  | 8.9  | 8.9  | 9.3  | 11.5  | 13.5  | 11.8  | 9.7  | 5.8  | 7.8  | 8.3  | 111.1
Average snowy days  | 7.2  | 4.6  | 1.5  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.4  | 4.8  | 18.5
Average relative humidity (%)  | 65.1  | 64.0  | 64.3  | 65.8  | 70.8  | 79.5  | 85.0  | 82.6  | 77.2  | 69.3  | 68.6  | 66.6  | 71.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.0  | 161.6  | 189.6  | 203.7  | 214.3  | 162.3  | 150.4  | 175.5  | 167.6  | 206.5  | 162.0  | 149.9  | 2,092.4
Percent possible sunshine | 47.4  | 50.8  | 48.8  | 52.0  | 47.8  | 36.8  | 33.1  | 44.0  | 44.6  | 58.0  | 52.2  | 48.5  | 46.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[3][4][5]

## Twin towns – sister cities

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Wando is twinned with:

* Gangdong-gu, South Korea
* Nowon-gu, South Korea
* Yeonsu-gu, South Korea
* Cheonan, South Korea
* Rongcheng, China

## See also

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* Sinjido
* Saengildo
* Cheongsando \- Cheongsando(Cheongsan island) is designated as a slow city.

## References

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1. ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
2. ^ "'김의 고장' 완도서 햇김 본격 출하". Newsis. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
5. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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