Jecheon

Jecheon

제천시
Jecheon 제천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	제천시
• Hanja	堤川市
• Revised Romanization	Jecheon-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Chech'ŏn-si
	Flag Emblem of Jecheon
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 7 myeon, 9 dong
Government
• mayor	Changgyu Kim (김창규)
Area
• Total	882.47 km2 (340.72 sq mi)
Population (October, 2022)
• Total	131,360
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code	(+82) 43-6xx

Jecheon (Korean: 제천; Korean pronunciation: [tɕe.tɕʰʌn]) is a city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The city is a major railway junction or a transportation mecca, served by the Jungang, Chungbuk and Taebaek Lines. Jecheon has scenic surroundings and several tourist spots like the Uirimji Reservoir, Cheongpung Lake and Cheongpung Cultural Properties complex. It is also the home of Semyung University.

The city's name derives from the Korean words je (堤, which means "dam") and cheon (川, which means "river").

Location

Jecheon City is located in the northern part of North Chungcheong Province bordering Mungyeong City to the south, while Wonju City and Yeongwol-gun, which are located in Gangwon Province, are to the north. It is well known for its mountains and lake environments.^[1] Jecheon is well known as the "healing city". A wide variety of traditional medical and herbal products and therapies are available, attracting people all over Korea to visit the city.^{[citation needed]}

Climate

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

Climate data for Jecheon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.6 (56.5)	20.5 (68.9)	23.2 (73.8)	32.2 (90.0)	33.7 (92.7)	34.8 (94.6)	37.5 (99.5)	39.4 (102.9)	33.1 (91.6)	28.3 (82.9)	24.0 (75.2)	16.0 (60.8)	39.4 (102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.6 (34.9)	4.8 (40.6)	10.8 (51.4)	18.1 (64.6)	23.4 (74.1)	27.1 (80.8)	28.6 (83.5)	29.3 (84.7)	25.1 (77.2)	19.5 (67.1)	11.4 (52.5)	3.7 (38.7)	17.0 (62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.8 (23.4)	−1.9 (28.6)	3.8 (38.8)	10.5 (50.9)	16.2 (61.2)	20.8 (69.4)	23.5 (74.3)	23.8 (74.8)	18.5 (65.3)	11.5 (52.7)	4.4 (39.9)	−2.6 (27.3)	10.3 (50.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10.8 (12.6)	−8.3 (17.1)	−2.9 (26.8)	2.9 (37.2)	9.2 (48.6)	15.2 (59.4)	19.7 (67.5)	19.8 (67.6)	13.3 (55.9)	5.1 (41.2)	−1.6 (29.1)	−8.3 (17.1)	4.4 (39.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.4 (−17.3)	−25.9 (−14.6)	−17.7 (0.1)	−8.0 (17.6)	−0.5 (31.1)	4.8 (40.6)	9.7 (49.5)	9.9 (49.8)	0.6 (33.1)	−7.2 (19.0)	−14.9 (5.2)	−24.8 (−12.6)	−27.4 (−17.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	20.3 (0.80)	32.2 (1.27)	49.7 (1.96)	85.1 (3.35)	96.9 (3.81)	147.5 (5.81)	356.0 (14.02)	300.9 (11.85)	145.3 (5.72)	57.4 (2.26)	43.4 (1.71)	24.6 (0.97)	1,359.3 (53.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.6	6.3	8.2	8.5	8.8	9.7	16.7	14.5	9.6	5.8	8.0	7.2	109.9
Average snowy days	7.6	6.5	3.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.9	5.8	26.2
Average relative humidity (%)	68.1	64.4	61.3	57.0	62.4	68.1	77.6	76.7	75.6	73.0	70.7	70.3	68.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	175.1	174.4	201.0	213.3	236.0	208.4	151.4	166.1	168.0	192.3	157.6	164.4	2,208
Percent possible sunshine	53.6	53.5	52.1	54.8	52.7	48.1	35.9	43.2	47.4	55.8	50.2	51.6	49.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)^[2]^[3]^[4]

Tourism

Ten views in the city:

Uirimji
Bakdaljae
Woraksan Mountain
Cheongpoong cultural town, Hoban
Geumsusan
Yonghagugok
Songgyegyegok
Oksunbong
Taksajeong
Baeronseongji

Twin towns – sister cities

Jecheon is twinned with:^[5]

Hualien City, Taiwan
Pasay, Philippines
Qichun County, China
Spokane, United States
Zhangshu, China

Notable people from Jecheon

Kim So-hui (김소희), South Korean Taekwondo practitioner
Park Sang-ha (박상하), South Korean volleyball player
Jung Woong-in (정웅인), South Korean actor
Lee Sang-kyu (이상규), South Korean activist, labourer and politician
Lee Byungryul (이병률), South Korean poet, television writer, and prose writer
Choi Geum-jin (최금진), South Korean poet
Uhm Jung-hwa (엄정화), South Korean singer, actress and dancer
Hwiyoung (Real Name: Kim Young-kyun, 김영균), singer, dancer, actor and K-pop idol, member of K-pop boygroup SF9
Microdot and Sanchez, rappers, brothers, grew up in Auckland City, New Zealand.

References

^ Official page
^ "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.
^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Sister/Friend city". jecheon.go.kr. Jecheon. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved 2020-04-14.