Yanggu | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Settlement Type: | County |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Korean: 양구군 |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Korean: {{linktext|楊|口|郡 |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Yanggu-gun |
Translit Lang1 Info4: | Yanggu-gun |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Gwandong |
Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
Population Blank1: | Gangwon |
Area Total Km2: | 700.8 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 24027 |
Population Density Km2: | 34 |
Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
Parts: | 1 eup, 4 myeon |
Image Blank Emblem: | Yanggus.png |
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem of Yanggu |
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[1] in Yanggu is called the "navel of Korea".[2]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea. Yanggu is twinned with:[3]