Yanggu County, Gangwon

Yanggu 양구군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	양구군
• Hanja	楊口郡
• Revised Romanization	Yanggu-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Yanggu-gun
Yanggu County Office
Flag Emblem of Yanggu
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gwandong
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 4 myeon
Area
• Total	700.8 km^2 (270.6 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	24,027
• Density	34/km^2 (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 in what is claimed to be the geographic center of the Korean peninsula. Dochon-ri village in Nam-myeon^[2] in Yanggu is called the "navel of Korea".^[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Yanggu is twinned with:^[4]

• Chizu, Japan
• Jianli, China
• Saint-Mandé, France

References

1. "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
2. The Natural Side of the DMZ in Yanggu, Gangwon-do
3. Travel to the nude in nature, “DMZ’s story 4 – Yanggu” 한반도의 배꼽, 양구
4. "International Exchange". Yanggu County. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

External links

• Yanggu County government home page

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