Yangpyeong County

• Name — Yangpyeong • Settlement Type — County • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — 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 • Population Total — 126,982 • Population Density Km2 — 128.26 • Parts Type — Administrative divisions • Parts — 1 eup, 11 myeon • Blank Emblem Type — Emblem of Yangpyeong Yangpyeong County is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

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. Yangpyeong • Illustration — Downtown Yangpyeong County seen from the bank of the South Han River

The county administers one town (eup) and 11 townships (myeon). • Name — Korean — Hanja — Area (km 2) — Population — Map • Yangpyeong-eup — 양평읍 — 楊平邑 — 42.22 — 35,890 — • 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

Yangpyeong includes the village of Jipyeong, which was a Korean War battle site.

• South Korea Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea • South Korea Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea

• Yongmunsa Ginkgo (Natural Monument No. 30)

• Introduction of Architecture (2012)

• 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)

• 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

• 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