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Donghae City

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Country
  
Administrative divisions
  
10 dong

Population
  
93,895 (31 Dec 2015)

Region
  
Climate
  
Cfa

Local time
  
Friday 5:17 PM

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 30% Humidity

Province
  
Gangwon Province, South Korea

Points of interest
  
천곡동굴관리사무소 - Cheongok Natural Limestone Cave, Mangsang Beach, Ssang-p'okp'o

Donghae city tour in gangwondo province south korea


Donghae ([toŋ.ɦɛ̝]) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. There are two major ports: Donghae Harbor and Mukho Harbor. The city is located on the Yeongdong Line railroad and the Donghae Expressway. Numerous caverns are found in the city, as in neighboring Samcheok. Hanzhong University is located here.

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Map of Donghae-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Donghae city gangwondo south korea


Location

Donghae City is located in the central region of the east coast of Korea in Gangwon-do. Jeongseon county to the west and Gangneung city to the north. It contains the southern terminus of the Donghae Expressway, and the No. 7 national way passes through the city.

The city is mostly mountainous and has natural resources such as Mureung Valley and beautiful beaches. Here, the high Taebaek Mountains lie along the eastern coast, preventing rivers from meeting the coast. However, in the rainy season, spontaneous water flow is possible.

Symbols

  • Tree: Gingko Tree
  • Flower: Red Prumusumume
  • Bird: Seagull
  • Free Industry zone

    Donghae area and its neighborhood are a free industry zone. From this, Gangwon province and Donghae city has overtaken team for investment.

    Cruise Ferry

    A cruise ferry line connecting Russia, South Korea and Japan opened in the summer of 2008. DBS Ferry currently transits between Donghae, Sakaiminato, Tottori and Vladivostok.

    Tourism

  • Mukho harbor
  • Mureung Valley
  • Cheongok caves
  • Mangsang Beach
  • Yakcheon village
  • Samhwa temple
  • Sister cities

    Donghae City has the following sister cities:

  • Gimje, South Korea – April 27, 1999
  • Dobong-gu, South Korea – October 7, 1999
  • Tsuruga, Japan – April 13, 1981
  • Nakhodka, Russia – November 10, 1991
  • Tumen, China – April 28, 1995
  • Federal Way, United States – April 1, 2000
  • Saint John, Canada – May 30, 2008
  • Bolu, Turkey – June 15, 2009
  • References

    Donghae City Wikipedia