Jangsu - Galbijim

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Jangsu
Hangul:	장수군
Hanja:	長水郡
Revised Romanization:	Jangsu-gun
McCune-Reischauer:	Changsu-gun
Statistics
Area:	{{{135.43}}} km²
Population:	{{{3,129}}}
No. of households:	{{{1,200}}} people/km²
Administrative divisions:	{{{15 ri}}}

Jangsu (장수군, 長水郡, long.water.county) is a county in Jeollabuk-do. The population as of 2004 was 26,933, including:

26,788 Koreans and
145 non-Koreans.

1 Geography and general information
2 Society
3 Recreation
4 External links

[edit] Geography and general information

Area: 533.64㎢
Population density: 49/㎢ (2002.12)
Number of households: 9,566(2002.12)
Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 6 myeon
Location of county office: 176-7 Jangsu-ri, Jangsu-eup, Jangsu-gun (장수군 장수읍 장수리 176-7)
County flower: 산철쭉
County tree: Pine (소나무)
County bird: Dove (비둘기)

Jangsu is located at 127°22′~ 127°42′ East, and 35°28′~ 35°49′ North. To the east are the Sobaek Mountains and the counties of Hamyang and Geochang in Gyeongsangnam-do, to the west are the counties of Jinan and Imshil, to the south is the city of Namwon, and to the north is the county of Muju.

Mountains to the east include Namdeokyusan (남덕유산, 1,507m), and to the southeast is Baekunsan (백운산, 1,279m).

The average yearly temperature is 12∼13℃, the average in January is -3.5℃, and the average in August is 23.3℃. The average yearly precipitation is 1300mm, placing it as a southern continental climate.

[edit] Society

Along with it's eastern neighbouring counties, Muju and Jinan, the Korean acronym, "Mujinjang" refers to this mostly rural area of Jeollabuk-do. As Jangsu is located in a very rural part of the country, it has a large number of international marriages due to the lack of marriageable women in the county for men who live and work there. In 2005 for example, 150 couples were married, out of which 44 (one third) were international marriages. The majority of these are between Korean men and Southeast Asian women. The Korean saying, "To receive a Jangsu apple box" while in no way reflecting on the integrity or probity of the people of Jangsu, is analogous to sayings like, "To receive a brown paper bag" or "He got money under the table" i.e. to receive a bribe. Jangsu apple boxes contain several layers, the bottom most of which can been used to hide bank notes while, to onlookers, it appears that a mere gift of a box of apples is taking place.