Singye County

Sin'gye County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is a mining district with abandoned molybdenum and copper mines.[1]

Sin'gye County

신계군
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja新溪郡
  McCune-ReischauerSin’gye-kun
  Revised RomanizationSingye-gun
Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Singye
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceNorth Hwanghae Province

Climate

Climate data for Singye (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
3.2
(37.8)
9.4
(48.9)
17.2
(63.0)
22.8
(73.0)
27.0
(80.6)
28.1
(82.6)
29.0
(84.2)
25.4
(77.7)
19.6
(67.3)
10.1
(50.2)
2.6
(36.7)
16.2
(61.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−2.7
(27.1)
3.3
(37.9)
10.6
(51.1)
16.3
(61.3)
21.2
(70.2)
23.7
(74.7)
24.3
(75.7)
19.2
(66.6)
12.4
(54.3)
4.3
(39.7)
−2.8
(27.0)
10.3
(50.5)
Average low °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6)
−8.2
(17.2)
−2.3
(27.9)
3.8
(38.8)
10.5
(50.9)
16.2
(61.2)
20.2
(68.4)
20.2
(68.4)
14.1
(57.4)
6.4
(43.5)
−0.9
(30.4)
−7.5
(18.5)
5.1
(41.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.2
(0.52)
15.6
(0.61)
28.9
(1.14)
48.5
(1.91)
96.1
(3.78)
107.6
(4.24)
308.8
(12.16)
267.5
(10.53)
118.0
(4.65)
32.2
(1.27)
42.0
(1.65)
17.0
(0.67)
1,095.4
(43.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.6 3.8 5.5 5.9 8.0 8.5 14.8 12.1 6.5 4.5 6.0 6.3 86.5
Average snowy days 6.6 4.2 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 5.3 19.0
Average relative humidity (%) 69.9 67.3 67.3 62.6 69.8 74.1 84.8 83.2 77.3 71.6 73.1 73.3 72.9
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2]


Administrative divisions

Sin'gye county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 27 ri (villages):

  • Sin'gye-ŭp
  • Chisŏng-ri
  • Chŏngbong-ri
  • Chuch'ŏl-li
  • Chungsal-li
  • Ch'imgyo-ri
  • Ch'ŏn'gae-ri
  • Ch'ŏn'gong-ri
  • Haep'o-ri
  • Hwasŏng-ri
  • Hwaya-ri
  • Kamu-ri
  • Kŭmsŏng-ri
  • Masal-li
  • Paekkong-ri
  • Puyong-ri
  • Rŭngsu-ri
  • Sajŏng-ri
  • Sinhŭng-ri
  • Sinsŏng-ri
  • Taejŏng-ri
  • Taep'yŏng-ri
  • Taesŏng-ri
  • T'aeŭl-li
  • Ŭnjŏm-ri
  • Wangdang-ri
  • Wŏn'gyo-ri

Transport

Sin'gye county is served by three stations on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn line of the Korean State Railway.

References

  1. "Kamuri Mining District, Singye County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea". www.mindat.org.
  2. "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 232–281. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.


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