# Goheung County

Goheung County (Korean: 고흥군; RR: Goheung-gun) is a county in Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea.

## Naro Space Center

The Naro Space Center was completed during 2008 in southern Goheung 34°25′55″N 127°32′06″E﻿ / ﻿34.431867°N 127.535069°E﻿ / 34.431867; 127.535069 and is operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The space center includes a launch pad, a control tower, rocket assembly and test facilities, facilities for satellite control testing and assembly, a media center, an electric power station, a space experience hall (visitor center) and a landing field.

## Modern history

On New Year's Day in 1963, some of the townships were classed from Bongrae-myeon to other myeons such as Dohwa-myeon, Podu-myeon and so on.
In 1973 and 1979, two of the townships were promoted to eups (towns)

## Symbols

* City Tree : Citron tree
* County flower : Camellia blossom
* County bird : Dove

## Location

Goheung is located in one of the southernmost areas of the Korean peninsula. It is surrounded by ocean on three sides with 19 inhabited islands and 152 uninhabited islands. The depth is not that low and its land spreads along the coast so many shellfish and seaweed industries have developed.

## Climate

Climate data for Goheung (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 13.7 (56.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −2.3 (27.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 3.6 (38.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) | −12.7 (9.1) | −8.5 (16.7) | −4.4 (24.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | −8.1 (17.4) | −10.6 (12.9) | −14.4 (6.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.9 (1.02) | 46.5 (1.83) | 86.7 (3.41) | 128.2 (5.05) | 133.3 (5.25) | 186.9 (7.36) | 264.9 (10.43) | 264.9 (10.43) | 167.2 (6.58) | 66.8 (2.63) | 51.4 (2.02) | 26.6 (1.05) | 1,449.3 (57.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 93.2 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62.8 | 61.0 | 61.8 | 62.3 | 66.5 | 74.2 | 80.0 | 77.1 | 74.3 | 69.2 | 68.7 | 65.4 | 68.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.3 | 172.2 | 200.8 | 212.9 | 221.8 | 169.0 | 156.1 | 185.0 | 173.3 | 203.1 | 168.1 | 167.3 | 2,195.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55.1 | 57.3 | 55.4 | 57.8 | 53.8 | 44.5 | 41.0 | 51.0 | 51.5 | 63.0 | 57.7 | 57.8 | 53.3 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010) ||||||||||||||

## Twin towns – sister cities

Goheung is twinned with:
* Geumcheon-gu, South Korea
* Changwon, South Korea