Yanggu County, Gangwon

Yanggu 양구군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	양구군
• Hanja	楊口郡
• Revised Romanization	Yanggu-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Yanggu-gun
Emblem of Yanggu
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gwandong
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 4 myeon
Area
• Total	700.8 km2 (270.6 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	24,027
• Density	34/km2 (90/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gangwon

Yanggu County (Yanggu-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, 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^[1] in Yanggu is called "navel of Korea".^[2]

Sister cities

• Jianli, China
• Saint-Mandé, France

References

1. ↑ The Natural Side of the DMZ in Yanggu, Gangwon-do
2. ↑ Travel to the nude in nature, “DMZ’s story 4 – Yanggu” 한반도의 배꼽, 양구

External links

• Yanggu County government home page

Gangwon Province
Chuncheon (capital)
	Cities	Chuncheon Donghae Gangneung Samcheok Sokcho Taebaek Wonju
	Counties	Cheorwon Goseong Hoengseong Hongcheon Hwacheon Inje Jeongseon Pyeongchang Yanggu Yangyang Yeongwol

Coordinates: 38°06′29″N 127°59′22″E / 38.107952°N 127.989507°E / 38.107952; 127.989507