{{Infobox settlement | name = Yangpyeong | native_name = {{nobold|양평군}} | native_name_lang = ko | translit_lang1 = Korean | settlement_type = County | translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul | translit_lang1_info1 = 양평군 | translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja | translit_lang1_info2 = {{linktext|楊|平|郡}} | translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}} | translit_lang1_info3 = Yangpyeong-gun | translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}} | translit_lang1_info4 = Yangp'yŏng-kun | image_skyline = Namhan River 03.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Namhan River through Yangpyeong County | image_map = Gyeonggi-Yangpyeong.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in South Korea | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|South Korea}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Sudogwon | population_blank1_title = Dialect | population_blank1 = Gyeonggi | area_total_km2 = 877.76 | population_as_of = September 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jumin.mois.go.kr/|title=Population statistics |date=2024|website=Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety}}</ref> | population_total = 126,982 | population_density_km2 = 128.26 | parts_type = Administrative divisions | parts = 1 ''eup'', 11 ''myeon'' | image_blank_emblem = Yangpyeong logo.png | blank_emblem_type = Emblem of Yangpyeong | image_flag = Flag of Yangpyeong.svg }}
'''Yangpyeong County''' ({{Korean|hangul=양평군|rr=Yangpyeong-gun}}) is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
==Climate== Yangpyeong has the distinction of being the coldest place in South Korea. On 5 January 1981, a record low of -32.6°C was registered in the county. Yangpyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers. {{climate chart | Yangpyeong | -8.5 | 2.3 | 20.6 | -6.0 | 5.8 | 27.5 | -0.8 | 11.7 | 45.1 | 5.2 | 19.2 | 71.8 | 11.3 | 24.4 | 101.9 | 16.8 | 28.1 | 155.7 | 21.0 | 29.4 | 429.4 | 21.2 | 30.2 | 350.0 | 15.7 | 26.4 | 180.8 | 7.8 | 20.3 | 41.4 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 37.8 | -5.9 | 4.6 | 16.6 | float = right | clear = both | source = Korea Meteorological Administration<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=202&norm=M&x=22&y=1&obs=0&mm=5&dd=1 |publisher=Korea Meteorological Administration |access-date=2011-05-03 |title= 평년값자료(1981–2010) }}</ref> |date=May 2011}} {{Weather box |location = Yangpyeong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) |metric first = Y |single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 13.6 |Feb record high C = 20.2 |Mar record high C = 24.4 |Apr record high C = 31.2 |May record high C = 34.4 |Jun record high C = 36.5 |Jul record high C = 37.6 |Aug record high C = 40.1 |Sep record high C = 33.4 |Oct record high C = 30.1 |Nov record high C = 25.5 |Dec record high C = 17.6 |year record high C = 40.1
|Jan high C = 2.3 |Feb high C = 5.6 |Mar high C = 11.9 |Apr high C = 19.2 |May high C = 24.5 |Jun high C = 28.3 |Jul high C = 29.6 |Aug high C = 30.3 |Sep high C = 26.2 |Oct high C = 20.2 |Nov high C = 11.9 |Dec high C = 4.1 |year high C = 17.8
|Jan mean C = -3.4 |Feb mean C = -0.5 |Mar mean C = 5.4 |Apr mean C = 12.0 |May mean C = 17.6 |Jun mean C = 22.2 |Jul mean C = 24.9 |Aug mean C = 25.2 |Sep mean C = 20.0 |Oct mean C = 13.0 |Nov mean C = 5.7 |Dec mean C = -1.3 |year mean C = 11.7
|Jan low C = -8.6 |Feb low C = -6.1 |Mar low C = -0.7 |Apr low C = 5.1 |May low C = 11.2 |Jun low C = 16.9 |Jul low C = 21.2 |Aug low C = 21.3 |Sep low C = 15.4 |Oct low C = 7.6 |Nov low C = 0.6 |Dec low C = -6.0 |year low C = 6.5
|Jan record low C = -32.6 |Feb record low C = -23.5 |Mar record low C = -14.0 |Apr record low C = -7.2 |May record low C = 0.0 |Jun record low C = 4.9 |Jul record low C = 12.0 |Aug record low C = 9.7 |Sep record low C = 0.8 |Oct record low C = -5.8 |Nov record low C = -15.4 |Dec record low C = -24.8 |year record low C = -32.6
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 17.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 28.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 38.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 72.5 |May precipitation mm = 94.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 134.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 409.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 330.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 144.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 47.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 46.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 21.4 |year precipitation mm = 1383.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 5.7 |Feb precipitation days = 5.3 |Mar precipitation days = 6.8 |Apr precipitation days = 7.9 |May precipitation days = 8.4 |Jun precipitation days = 9.1 |Jul precipitation days = 15.3 |Aug precipitation days = 14.6 |Sep precipitation days = 8.2 |Oct precipitation days = 6.0 |Nov precipitation days = 7.8 |Dec precipitation days = 6.9 |year precipitation days =
|Jan humidity = 66.9 |Feb humidity = 63.1 |Mar humidity = 59.8 |Apr humidity = 58.0 |May humidity = 64.4 |Jun humidity = 69.4 |Jul humidity = 79.3 |Aug humidity = 79.3 |Sep humidity = 77.3 |Oct humidity = 75.4 |Nov humidity = 71.5 |Dec humidity = 69.3 |year humidity = 69.5
|Jan sun = 173.2 |Feb sun = 177.2 |Mar sun = 206.5 |Apr sun = 212.2 |May sun = 230.8 |Jun sun = 207.1 |Jul sun = 150.3 |Aug sun = 170.9 |Sep sun = 181.2 |Oct sun = 191.6 |Nov sun = 154.0 |Dec sun = 160.9 |year sun = 2215.9
|Jan percentsun = 55.3 |Feb percentsun = 58.1 |Mar percentsun = 54.9 |Apr percentsun = 54.6 |May percentsun = 52.7 |Jun percentsun = 47.1 |Jul percentsun = 36.5 |Aug percentsun = 42.3 |Sep percentsun = 50.7 |Oct percentsun = 56.3 |Nov percentsun = 51.0 |Dec percentsun = 54.0 |year percentsun = 50.8
|source = Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010)<ref name= KMA> {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211110/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf | archive-date = 29 January 2022 | url = https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf | title = Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020) | publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration | access-date = 4 April 2022 | language = ko}}</ref><ref name= KMAextremes> {{cite web | url = https://data.kma.go.kr/climate/extremum/selectExtremumList.do?pgmNo=103 | publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration | access-date = 4 April 2022 | script-title = ko:순위값 - 구역별조회 | language = ko}}</ref><ref name= KMAnormals> {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161207185450/http://www.kma.go.kr/down/Climatological_2010.pdf | archive-date = 7 December 2016 | url = http://www.kma.go.kr/down/Climatological_2010.pdf | publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration | access-date = 8 December 2016 | title = Climatological Normals of Korea | date = 2011}}</ref> }} thumb|Downtown Yangpyeong County seen from the bank of the South Han River
==Administrative divisions== The county administers one town (''eup'') and 11 townships (''myeon'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yp21.go.kr/eng/contents.do?key=2253|title=eup/myeon|website=Yangpyeong Gun|access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yp21.go.kr/stat/contents.do?key=3478|title=토지|website=Yangpyeong Municipal Government|lang=ko|access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yp21.go.kr/stat/selectStatsReprtWebList.do?key=3530|title=통계보고서|website=Yangpyeong Municipal Government|lang=ko|access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Name !Korean !Hanja !Area (km<sup>2</sup>) !Population !Map |- |Yangpyeong-eup |양평읍 |楊平邑 |42.22 |35,890 | rowspan="12" |400px |- |Gangsang-myeon |강상면 |江上面 |37.91 |10,144 |- |Gangha-myeon |강하면 |江下面 |41.42 |4,904 |- |Yangseo-myeon |양서면 |楊西面 |59.59 |14,002 |- |Okcheon-myeon |옥천면 |玉泉面 |66.68 |8,201 |- |Seojong-myeon |서종면 |西宗面 |92.70 |10,076 |- |Danwol-myeon |단월면 |丹月面 |108.03 |3,970 |- |Cheongun-myeon |청운면 |靑雲面 |96.61 |3,836 |- |Yangdong-myeon |양동면 |楊東面 |120.28 |4,655 |- |Jipyeong-myeon |지평면 |砥平面 |77.67 |7,185 |- |Yongmun-myeon |용문면 |龍門面 |102.22 |18,599 |- |Gaegun-myeon |개군면 |介軍面 |32.36 |5,279 |}
==History== ===Korean War=== {{Further|Battle of Chipyong-ni}} Yangpyeong includes the village of Jipyeong, which was a Korean War battle site.
==Sister cities== *{{flagicon|South Korea}} Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea *{{flagicon|South Korea}} Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
==Culture== ===Natural Monument=== *Yongmunsa Ginkgo (Natural Monument No. 30)
===Movie=== *Introduction of Architecture (2012)
==Regional festivals== *Clear Water Love Festival (Every May–June) *World Outdoor Performance Festival (Every August) *Yangpyeong Ginkgo Festival (Every October) *Yangpyeong Lee Bong-ju Marathon (Every June) *Han River Riders Gran Fondo (Every Fall)
==Attractions== *Dumulmeori: located in Yangsu-ri, it is formed by the convergence of the South Han River and the North Han River and is a favorite place for lovers *Semiwon *South Han River Bike Trail
==Notable people== *Lee Soo-geun – South Korean comedian *Choung Byoung-gug – South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly for Yeoju-Yangpyeong *JooE — member of Momoland (Originally from Seoul, South Korea) *Kim Keon-hee – South Korean businesswoman and the former first lady of South Korea
==See also== * Geography of South Korea
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.yp21.go.kr/intro.jsp County government website (in Korean)]
{{Gyeonggi}} {{coord|37|29|N|127|33|E|type:city|display=title}}
Category:Yangpyeong County Category:Counties of Gyeonggi Province