Donghae (; ) is a

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Gangwon Province, South Korea Gangwon Province (), officially Gangwon State (), is a administrative divisions of South Korea, Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea. It is known as the largest and population density, least densely populated subdivision of 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 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-gu, Haeundae, Busan. Its current length is , and It is part ...

. Numerous

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rns are found in the city, as in neighboring

Samcheok Samcheok (; ) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. To the west are the Taebaek Mountains, which form a high flat plain of more than 1,000 meters, and to the east the coastal plain slopes sharply. Samcheok borders Donghae in the north, ...

. Hanzhong University was located here.

Location

Donghae is located in the central region of the east coast of South Korea. Jeongseon County is to the west and

Gangneung Gangneung (; ) is a list of cities in South Korea, municipal city in Gangwon, South Korea, Gangwon province, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved Ja ...

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: Ginkgo 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, Sakaiminato, Tottori 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,

North Jeolla Province North Jeolla Province, officially Jeonbuk State (), is a Special Self-governing Province of South Korea in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Jeonbuk borders the provinces of South Chungcheong to the north, North Gyeo ...

– April 27, 1999 * Dobong District,

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

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

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, Russia – November 10, 1991 * Tumen,

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, China – April 28, 1995 * Federal Way, Washington, United States – April 1, 2000 * Saint John,

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, Canada – May 30, 2008 *

Bolu Bolu is a city in northern Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province and of Bolu District,List of cities in South Korea The largest cities of South Korea have an autonomous status equivalent to that of provinces. Seoul, the largest city and capital, is classified as a ''teukbyeolsi'' (List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, Special ...

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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