Sokcho
Sokcho
속초 | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Coordinates: 38°12′25″N 128°35′31″E / 38.20694°N 128.59194°E | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Province |  Gangwon |
| Administrative divisions | 10 dong |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.76 km2 (40.83 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 81,164 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 속초시 |
| Hanja | 束草市 |
| RR | Sokcho-si |
| MR | Sokch'o-si |
Sokcho (Korean: 속초; Korean pronunciation: [sʰo̞k̚.tɕʰo̞]) is a city and major tourist hub located in the northeast of the South Korean province of Gangwon.
History
When the Korean peninsula was divided into two countries following World War II, Sokcho was placed under North Korean control, before being captured by the South Korean army on August 18, 1951.[2][3] Since the Korean Armistice Agreement (1953), it has been a part of South Korea.[4][5]
Tourism
Seoraksan National Park
Lakes
Sokcho is home to two lakes, Yeongnang Lake and Cheongchoho.[6]
Daepo harbour is in Daepo-dong, Sokcho. Its attractions include a sea fountain and beach cable car.[7][8]
Buddhist temple
Traditional village
Festivals
In 1999, the Gangwon International Tourism Expo was held in Sokcho.[9]
In July 2016, Sokcho became one of the few locations in South Korea where Pokémon Go could be played due to government restrictions on mapping data. Players flocked to the city, causing public transport tickets to sell out.[10][11]
Sokcho is the site of the Seorak Cultural Festival.
Infrastructure
Station
The opening of KTX Gyeonggang Line has made it convenient for travellers to visit Gangwon Province, a 86-minute train ride from Seoul.[12]
Stadium
Climate
Sokcho straddles the line between a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa)[13] and a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa).[14]
| Climate data for Sokcho (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.5 (1.71) |
45.9 (1.81) |
52.3 (2.06) |
73.3 (2.89) |
88.5 (3.48) |
119.5 (4.70) |
265.6 (10.46) |
298.0 (11.73) |
200.6 (7.90) |
87.9 (3.46) |
92.0 (3.62) |
40.1 (1.58) |
1,407.2 (55.40) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 111.6 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 17.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49.0 | 53.2 | 58.0 | 60.5 | 68.6 | 78.7 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 77.8 | 65.6 | 56.0 | 47.9 | 65.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185.4 | 176.9 | 194.9 | 211.9 | 216.3 | 172.4 | 146.3 | 152.4 | 166.8 | 189.8 | 169.0 | 184.3 | 2,166.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 60.0 | 56.4 | 51.4 | 53.7 | 48.9 | 36.8 | 30.6 | 35.9 | 44.2 | 54.2 | 55.4 | 61.4 | 47.8 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[15][16][17] | |||||||||||||
Sister cities
- Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province since June 13, 1996
- Jung District, Seoul since January 22, 1997
Gresham, Oregon, United States since June 23, 1985
Taitung County, Taiwan since April 16, 1992
Hunchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China since August 22, 1994
Yonago, Tottori, Japan since October 18, 1995
Khasansky, Primorsky Krai, Russia since July 19, 1996- Nyūzen, Toyama, Japan since October 3, 1996
- Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan since April 9, 2002
- Partizansk, Primorsky Krai, Russia [18]
Gallery
Seorak Mountains adjacent to Sokcho
Squid drying at the Taepo Fish Market in Sokcho
Sinsuro Arched Bridge over Lake Cheongchoho in Sokcho
Squid boats on Lake Cheongchoho in Sokcho
Cheongho Beach
Notable people from Sokcho
- Shin Ye-eun (신예은), a South Korean actress
- Park Kwang-su (박광수), a South Korean filmmaker
- Kim Kang-min (김강민), a South Korean actor under the label of Mystic Story
- Monday (birth name: Kim Ji-min, 김지민), member of K-pop group Weeekly
- D1 (birth name: Jang Dong-il, 장동일), leader of DKB (band)
In literature
The novel Winter in Sokcho, by Elisa Shua Dusapin, which won the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2021, takes place in Sokcho.[19] It was subsequently adapted into the 2024 film Winter in Sokcho by director Koyo Kamura.[20]
See also
References
- ↑ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ↑ Cho, Young-mee Yu; Jung, Ji-Young; Ha, Jeeyoung Ahn (8 January 2021). Integrated Korean: Accelerated 2 (Page 234). University of Hawaii Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-8248-8951-7.
- ↑ Fern, Kelly; Fern, Brad (2012). Songs of My Families: A Thirty-seven Year Odyssey from Korea to America and Back. Lantern Books. ISBN 978-1-59056-321-2.
- ↑ 속초시, 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 14 October 2019, retrieved 5 December 2019
- ↑ "Sokch'o | South Korea". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "Sokcho / Yangyang". Gangwon EPIK. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ 박, 주석 (4 January 2021). 속초해변~대포항 연결 케이블카 조성 탄력. 강원도민일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ↑ 이, 종건 (9 July 2020). 대포항의 또 다른 볼거리…속초시 해상분수 시험가동. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ↑ 7번 국도의 낭만이 살아있는 '속초' 가볼만한 곳과 맛집 - 트래블바이크뉴스. www.travelnbike.com (in Korean). 20 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ "South Koreans flock to remote northern area to play Pokémon Go". The Guardian. 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Will 'Pokemon Go' launch in Korea?". The Korea Herald. 13 July 2016.
- ↑ New KTX Gyeonggang Line opens, taking passengers from Seoul to Gangneung in less than 2 hours, 22 December 2017, retrieved 4 December 2019
- ↑ Kottek, M.; J. Grieser; C. Beck; B. Rudolf; F. Rubel (2006). "World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated" (PDF). Meteorol. Z. 15 (3): 259–263. Bibcode:2006MetZe..15..259K. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. II-9, II-10, II-439. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ South Korean Investors Took a Fancy to Partizansk. It is planned to build an enterprise on production of charcoal in the city of miners - Economics - Vladivostok Times. Far East media news. Russian news. Vladivostok Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Vladivostoktimes.ru. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ↑ "National Book Awards 2021". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Callum McLennan, "Koya Kamura's Toronto Premiere 'Winter in Sokcho': A Dance Between Art and Isolation". Variety, 4 September 2024.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sokcho.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sokcho.
