Imsil
임실군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul임실군
 • Hanja任實郡
 • Revised RomanizationImsil-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerImsil-gun
Flag of Imsil
Flag
Official logo of Imsil
Emblem of Imsil
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHonam
Administrative divisions1 eup, 11 myeon
Area
 • Total596.88 km2 (230.46 sq mi)
Population
 (March, 2022)
 • Total26,664
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla

Imsil County (Korean: 임실군; RR: Imsil-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Imsil County is a county in central South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is an area upstream of the Seomjingang River in the Noryeong Mountains, and there is a basin that runs southeast to Namwon. The county office is located in Imsil-eup, and the administrative district is 11 myeon, 1eup.

It is approximately 30 minutes south of Jeonju by car or bus. Domestic Korean cheese was first produced in Imsil County. Imsil County encompasses several important towns, mountains and natural areas.

Imsil-gun has 14 elementary schools and an English center.

Imsil Cheese Village

Imsil Cheese Village is located near the town of Imsil (within the county of Imsil). It offers vacation programs for children and tourists to learn how to make cheese.

The cheese produced there is called Imsil cheese, following the county name. Imsil cheese is the unusual mission legacy of a Catholic priest from Belgium who took the Korean name of Ji Junghwan. He arrived in the farming village of Imsil, in the mid-1950s, when the economy was still shattered from the Korean war. He started a farmers’ milk cooperative, which eventually became the Imsil Cheese Factory. The factory still exists today and produces high-quality cheese and yogurt for the Korean market.

A pizza franchise using Imsil cheese has become a widespread business in South Korea since 2004, under the name of Imsil Cheese Pizza.[1] Nearby livestock farms produce the dairy products required for the manufacture of the cheese.

The village is in a rural area, with one bus arriving there every hour. The buses stop running at 8 p.m. Buses to Imsil depart from the Shi-Hae intercity bus terminal in Jeonju.

Yewon Arts University is located in Imsil.

Climate

Climate data for Imsil (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1970–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 25.1
(77.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 33.8
(92.8)		 34.7
(94.5)		 37.1
(98.8)		 37.5
(99.5)		 33.4
(92.1)		 29.8
(85.6)		 25.8
(78.4)		 18.3
(64.9)		 37.5
(99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)		 6.5
(43.7)		 12.1
(53.8)		 18.7
(65.7)		 23.7
(74.7)		 27.1
(80.8)		 29.1
(84.4)		 29.8
(85.6)		 26.0
(78.8)		 20.6
(69.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 6.0
(42.8)		 18.1
(64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 4.6
(40.3)		 10.7
(51.3)		 16.3
(61.3)		 20.8
(69.4)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 19.5
(67.1)		 12.5
(54.5)		 6.0
(42.8)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 11.3
(52.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 3.2
(37.8)		 9.3
(48.7)		 15.5
(59.9)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.4
(68.7)		 14.4
(57.9)		 6.2
(43.2)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 5.6
(42.1)
Record low °C (°F) −24.4
(−11.9)		 −21.8
(−7.2)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −7.1
(19.2)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 4.2
(39.6)		 10.6
(51.1)		 8.8
(47.8)		 2.6
(36.7)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 −17.0
(1.4)		 −21.9
(−7.4)		 −24.4
(−11.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28.5
(1.12)		 36.9
(1.45)		 53.8
(2.12)		 83.6
(3.29)		 85.9
(3.38)		 142.4
(5.61)		 312.0
(12.28)		 312.1
(12.29)		 138.3
(5.44)		 58.1
(2.29)		 50.7
(2.00)		 33.3
(1.31)		 1,335.6
(52.58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.2 7.4 8.7 8.8 8.8 10.9 16.0 15.3 9.1 6.4 8.3 9.6 118.5
Average snowy days 9.9 7.2 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5 6.7 29.5
Average relative humidity (%) 73.4 68.6 65.8 63.3 66.7 72.9 79.3 78.8 76.9 74.4 73.5 74.2 72.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 154.3 168.8 203.1 219.8 234.2 179.9 148.5 169.0 175.1 190.7 155.7 143.5 2,142.6
Percent possible sunshine 51.9 56.2 54.7 59.2 54.5 44.2 37.6 44.6 51.3 59.8 54.8 51.4 51.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Imsil is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official Page
  2. ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ↑ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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