Hanam

Hanam

하남시
Hanam 하남시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	하남시
• Hanja	河南市
• Revised Romanization	Hanam-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Hanam-si
	Hanam City Hall
	Flag Emblem of Hanam
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Administrative divisions	13
Area
• Total	93.07 km2 (35.93 sq mi)
Population (September 2024)
• Total	329,693
• Density	1,612/km2 (4,180/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Hanam (Korean: 하남; Korean pronunciation: [ha.nam]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Formerly a part of Gwangju County, it was designated a city in 1989. The ancient Baekje capital of Hanam Wiryeseong may have been located there.

Lying immediately east of Seoul, Hanam is also bordered by Namyangju, Gwangju, and Seongnam.

Administrative divisions

Hanam is divided as follows:

Cheonhyun-dong (천현동)
Shinjang1-dong(신장1동)
Shinjang2-dong(신장2동)
Deokpung1-dong (덕풍1동)
Deokpung2-dong (덕풍2동)
Deokpung3-dong (덕풍3동)
Pungsan-dong (풍산동)
Misa1-dong(미사1동)
Misa2-dong(미사2동)
Gambuk-dong(감북동)
Gami-dong(감이동)
Wyrye-dong(위례동)
Chungung-dong (춘궁동)
Choi-dong (초이동)

Statistics

Population(2018):	254,415
Yearly birth(2018):	2,039
Yearly death(2018):	721
Households(2018):	93,741
Move-in(2017):	41,988
Move-out(2017):	25,945

Climate

Hanam has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.

Climate data for Hanam (2004–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.7 (36.9)	5.9 (42.6)	12.1 (53.8)	18.8 (65.8)	24.9 (76.8)	28.7 (83.7)	29.5 (85.1)	30.6 (87.1)	26.2 (79.2)	21.0 (69.8)	12.6 (54.7)	4.1 (39.4)	18.1 (64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	0.7 (33.3)	6.2 (43.2)	12.4 (54.3)	18.3 (64.9)	22.9 (73.2)	25.1 (77.2)	26.0 (78.8)	20.8 (69.4)	14.2 (57.6)	7.2 (45.0)	−0.6 (30.9)	12.6 (54.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.9 (19.6)	−4.3 (24.3)	0.9 (33.6)	6.6 (43.9)	12.4 (54.3)	18.0 (64.4)	21.9 (71.4)	22.3 (72.1)	16.5 (61.7)	9.2 (48.6)	2.5 (36.5)	−5.0 (23.0)	7.8 (46.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11.6 (0.46)	18.3 (0.72)	31.0 (1.22)	57.2 (2.25)	66.8 (2.63)	103.1 (4.06)	379.1 (14.93)	230.9 (9.09)	120.3 (4.74)	34.5 (1.36)	42.0 (1.65)	15.8 (0.62)	1,110.6 (43.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.0	3.3	5.7	7.4	6.3	7.4	13.8	12.1	6.6	3.9	6.2	4.8	80.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration^[2]

Sister cities

Rushan, Shandong, China
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia^[3]

References

^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ Yvonne T. Nathan (3 December 2013). "Shah Alam signs pact with South Korean city of Hanam". The Star. Retrieved 21 December 2015.