Donghae () is a

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in Gangwon Province,

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. There are two major ports: Donghae Harbor and Mukho Harbor. The city is located on the Yeongdong Line railroad and the

Donghae Expressway Donghae Expressway () is an expressway in South Korea, connecting Busan to Sokcho. It is numbered 65 and it is planned to eventually extend all the way along the east coast to Haeundae, Busan. Its current length is , and It is part of the ...

. Numerous

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rns are found in the city, as in neighboring

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. Hanzhong University was located here.

Location

Donghae City is located in the central region of the east coast of Korea in Gangwon-do.

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county to the west and

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city to the north. It contains the southern terminus of the

, and the No. 7 national way passes through the city. The city is mostly mountainous and has natural resources such as Mureung Valley and beautiful beaches. Here, the high Taebaek Mountains lie along the eastern coast, preventing rivers from meeting the coast. However, in the rainy season, spontaneous water flow is possible.

Climate

Symbols

* Tree: Gingko tree * Flower: Red Prumusumume * Bird: Seagull

Free Industry zone

Donghae area and its neighborhood are a free industry zone. From this, Gangwon province and Donghae city has overtaken team for investment.

Cruise Ferry

A cruise ferry line connecting Russia, South Korea and Japan opened in the summer of 2008. DBS Ferry currently transits between Donghae,

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and

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Tourism

*Mukho harbor *Mureung Valley *Cheongok caves *Mangsang Beach *Yakcheon village *Samhwa temple

Sister cities

Donghae City has the following

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: * Gimje,

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– April 27, 1999 *

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– October 7, 1999 * Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan – April 13, 1981 *

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, Russia – November 10, 1991 * Tumen,

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, China – April 28, 1995 * Federal Way,

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, United States – April 1, 2000 * Saint John,

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, Turkey – June 15, 2009

References

External links

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Donghae city government home pageDonghae city tour home page
{{Metropolitan cities of South Korea Cities in Gangwon Province, South Korea Port cities and towns in South Korea