Yeongdeok County (Korean: 영덕군) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is well known for snow crabs.
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Administrative divisions
Yeongdeok County is divided into 1 eup and 8 myeon.
Festival
Yeongdeok-eup hosts a snow crab festival every year. The festival offers various events including snow crab fishing for children, family team games, a snow crab auction, and Madangguk (a type of traditional Korean performance). The Youngdeok King Festival, which marks its twenty-first year in 2018, is held in the Gaejang Port and offers a variety of attractions and experiences to tourists through its colorful events.
Climate
Yeongdeok has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).