Yanggu,_Gangwon

Yanggu County, Gangwon

Yanggu County, Gangwon

County in Gwandong, South Korea

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

Quick Facts 양구군, Korean transcription(s) ...

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 in what is claimed to be the geographic center of the Korean peninsula. Dochon-ri village in Nam-myeon[1] in Yanggu is called the "navel of Korea".[2]

Climate

Yanggu has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

More information Climate data for Yanggu (1993–2020 normals), Month ...

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea

Yanggu is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. [1]
    The Natural Side of the DMZ in Yanggu, Gangwon-do
  2. [2]
    Travel to the nude in nature, “DMZ’s story 4 – Yanggu” 한반도의 배꼽, 양구
  3. [3]
    "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. [4]
    "International Exchange". Yanggu County. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

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