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".
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Yanggu County, Gangwon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA