Gunwi County (Korean: 군위군) is a county in the Daegu Metropolitan City in South Korea.
Incorporation into Daegu
Prior to June 30, 2023, Gunwi County was part of the North Gyeongsang Province. Under legislation enacted on January 3, 2023, the county was incorporated into Daegu Metropolitan City on July 1, 2023.
The incorporation was carried out at the request of Gunwi County, in return for permitting the relocation of Daegu International Airport to Sobo-myeon, Gunwi County.
Administrative divisions
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 |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68,118 | — |
| 1980 | 53,460 | −21.5% |
| 1990 | 36,875 | −31.0% |
| 2000 | 28,747 | −22.0% |
| 2010 | 19,993 | −30.5% |
| 2020 | 22,096 | +10.5% |
| Source: MODS | ||
As of 2024, Gunwi County has a population of 21,493, of which 50.4% are male and 49.6% are female, compared to the national average of 50.1% and 49.9% respectively. People under 16 years old make up 3.8% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 45.5%, compared to the national average of 10.5% and 19.5% respectively. Foreigners make up 3.1% of the total population, compared to 3.9% nationwide.
As of 2015, 28.8% of the population follow Buddhism, 17.9% follow Christianity (of which 14.4% Protestantism and 3.5% Catholicism), 1.1% follow other religions and 52.1% are irreligious.
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 | |||||||||||||
