Hapcheon 합천
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	합천군
- Hanja	陜川郡
- Revised Romanization	Hapcheon-gun
- McCune-Reischauer	Hapch'ŏn-gun
Hapcheon is known for Haeinsa temple
Emblem of Hapcheon
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 16 myeon
Area
- Total	983.42 km2 (379.7 sq mi)
Population (2003)
- Total	60,160
- Density	61.2/km2 (158.5/sq mi)
- Dialect	Gyeongsang

Hapcheon County (Hapcheon-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Famous people born in the county include former South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan.

Contents 1 Location 2 Climate 3 Haeinsa 4 Special product 5 Places 6 Sister Cities 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Location

Located in northwestern Gyeongsangnam-do, the county is surrounded by Changnyeong as well as Euiryeong to the Southeast, Geochang as well as Sancheong-gun to the West. High and precipitous hills are densely situated and the eastern part is flitter by the flowing streams of the Nakdong River. ^[1]

[edit] Climate

As Hapcheon-gun is landlocked, the climate is quite extreme. Average annual temperature is 12.8°C with the lowest temperature of -13.9°C (in 1997) and the highest of 39.2°C (in 1994).^[2]

The rainfall is approximately 916.3mm which is quite low compared to other Korean regions. The rainfall is heaviest in the summer.

[edit] Haeinsa

Famous temple, Haeinsa is located in Hapcheon county. Haeinsa cherishes the beauty for hundreds of years.

Mt. Namsan Jeilbong is known for its climbing trails, and offers 4 season views. Its address is Chiin-li, Gaya-myun, Hapcheon, Gyeongnam.

[edit] Special product

Among agriculture goods, paprika is quite well known. In fact, southern regions of Korea have grown paprika. Paprika produced in Hapcheon is cultivated on highland of Mt. Gayasan during summer season. Naming the produced place, it is called Gaya paprika. They are exported to Japan. ^[3]

[edit] Places

Hapcheon has its own spectacular places distinctively different from other regions. One of the best is image theme park which is not that known, however. In park, normal people can play survival game under imaginative war state.

Hapcheon lake is also tourist spot bordering Sancheong county. It is an artificial lake generated by comprehensive development plan of Nakdong River in 1988. It also meets Hwangmae mountain which make it possible to climb and appreciate impressive sceneries of lake.^[4]

Paragliding also takes place here. However, there was persons killed during county championship in 2007.^[5]

[edit] Sister Cities

• Bergen County, New Jersey, United Sates
• Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan
• Jangsu, North Jeolla of South Korea
• Xinchang, China

[edit] See also

• Geography of South Korea
• Haeinsa

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• County government website
• [1]

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Coordinates: 35°25′N 127°55′E / 35.417°N 127.917°E / 35.417; 127.917