Gunwi County

Gunwi County (Gunwi-gun) is a county in Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea.

Gunwi 군위군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	군위군
• Hanja	軍威郡
• Revised Romanization	Gunwi-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Kunwi-gun
Flag Emblem of Gunwi
Location in Daegu
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 7 myeon
Area
• Total	614.15 km2 (237.12 sq mi)
Population
• Total	34,293
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Incorporation into Daegu

Prior to June 30, 2023, Gunwi County was part of the North Gyeongsang Province. As per legislation promulgated on January 3, 2023, the county was incorporated into Daegu Metropolitan City in July 1, 2023.

Incorporation into Daegu was made as per Gunwi County's demand in exchange for allowing Daegu International Airport to be moved to Sobo-myeon, Gunwi County.

Administrative divisions

Map of Gunwi County in Korean

Gunwi County is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon.

Map	Hangeul	Hanja
Gunwi-eup	군위읍	軍威邑
Sobo-myeon	소보면	召保面
Hyoryeong-myeon	효령면	孝令面
Bugye-myeon	부계면	缶溪面
Ubo-myeon	우보면	友保面
Uiheung-myeon	의흥면	義興面
Sanseong-myeon	산성면	山城面
Samgugyusa-myeon	삼국유사면	三國遺事面

Climate

Gunwi has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa).

Climate data for Gunwi (1993–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.2 (39.6)	7.4 (45.3)	13.5 (56.3)	20.1 (68.2)	25.5 (77.9)	28.7 (83.7)	30.5 (86.9)	31.2 (88.2)	26.6 (79.9)	21.0 (69.8)	13.5 (56.3)	6.1 (43.0)	19.0 (66.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.1 (32.2)	5.6 (42.1)	12.0 (53.6)	17.5 (63.5)	21.8 (71.2)	24.9 (76.8)	25.2 (77.4)	19.8 (67.6)	12.8 (55.0)	5.8 (42.4)	−1.0 (30.2)	11.8 (53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−8.6 (16.5)	−6.4 (20.5)	−1.5 (29.3)	4.3 (39.7)	10.1 (50.2)	15.9 (60.6)	20.6 (69.1)	20.9 (69.6)	15.1 (59.2)	7.0 (44.6)	−0.3 (31.5)	−6.7 (19.9)	5.9 (42.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	14.4 (0.57)	20.2 (0.80)	40.5 (1.59)	70.6 (2.78)	74.1 (2.92)	114.2 (4.50)	197.5 (7.78)	228.1 (8.98)	133.0 (5.24)	51.8 (2.04)	30.2 (1.19)	12.9 (0.51)	987.5 (38.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.9	3.5	5.8	6.8	6.9	8.3	12.3	12.1	8.0	4.9	4.8	2.9	79.2
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]