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Yanggu County, Gangwon

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Country
  
South Korea

Area
  
700.8 km²

Region
  
Gwandong

Administrative divisions
  
1 eup, 4 myeon

Population
  
24,027 (2000)

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Province
  
Gangwon Province, South Korea

Dialect
  
Gangwon Province, South Korea

Yanggu County (Yanggu-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.

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Map of Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea

The northern part of Yanggu County was part of the front line for much of the Korean War, and now borders the Demilitarized Zone. Several Korean War battle sites are located in Yanggu County, including Bloody Ridge, Heartbreak Ridge, and Hill 1179 (Daeusan).

Yanggu is located the center of Korean peninsula. Dochon-ri village in Nam-myeon in Yanggu is called "navel of Korea".

Sister cities

  • Jianli, China
  • Saint-Mandé, France
  • References

    Yanggu County, Gangwon Wikipedia