Donghae, Gangwon
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Donghae is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. There are two major ports: Donghae Harbor and Mukho Harbor. The city is located on the Yeongdong Line railroad and the Donghae Expressway. Numerous caverns are found in the city, as in neighboring Samcheok. Donghae University is located here.
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[edit] Location
Donghae City is located in mideastern area of Korean peninsula and meets the sea to the east. It borders Jeongseon county to the west and Gangneung city to the north. It is the beginning point of Donghae Expressway and the No.37 national way passes through the city.
The city is mostly mountainous and has natural resources such as Mureung Valley and beautiful beaches. As Taebaek Mountains lie along the eastern coast, the river cannot cross the high mountains.[1] But, drops can run just moment in rainy seaons.
[edit] Symbol
- Tree : Maidenhair Tree
- Flower : Red Prumusumume
- Bird : Seagull
[edit] Sister cities
Donghae City has the following sister cities:[2][3]
- Gimje, Jeollabuk-do since April 27, 1999
- Dobong-gu, Seoul since October 7, 1999
- Tsuruga, Fukui since April 13, 1981
- Nakhodka since November 10, 1991
- Tumen, Jilin since April 28, 1995
- Federal Way, Washington since April 1, 2000
[edit] Free Industry zone
Donghae area and its neighborhood got a position of free industry zone. From this, Gangwon province and Donghae city has overtaken team for investment. [4]
Gangwon province and its subcities have tried to appeal attracting lots of firms. Its effect is not that impressive, yet.
[edit] Cruise Ferry
A cruise ferry line connecting Russia, South Korea and Japan is scheduled to open in the summer of 2008. The points of each nation to be linked together are Donghae, Sakaiminato, Tottori and Vladivostok.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Official page of Donghae city - location
- ^ City of Federal Way - Sister City Association
- ^ ▒ Donghae - City of beautiful ocean
- ^ [강원도청] 강원도 '동해자유무역지역' 개발 본격화 Yeonhap news 2008.01.23
- ^ Fundamental opening of Donghae port as passing port of cruise ferry. (동해항 크루즈훼리 운항 탄력) 2008-01-18 Dalian News
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