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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Yanggu, 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 in Yanggu is called the "navel of Korea".

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Yanggu is twinned with:

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.

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


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