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Donghae
동해시— Municipal City — Korean transcription(s) - Hangul 동해시 - Hanja 東海市 - Revised Romanization Donghae-si - McCune-Reischauer Tonghae-si 
Location in South Korea
DonghaeCoordinates: 37°23′N 129°13′E / 37.383°N 129.217°E Country 
South KoreaRegion Gwandong Administrative divisions 10 dong Area - Total 180.01 km2 (69.5 sq mi) Population (2001) - Total 103,115 - Density 572/km2 (1,481.5/sq mi) - Dialect Gangwon 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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Location
Donghae City is located in the central region of the east coast of Korea in Gangwon-do. Jeongseon county to the west and Gangneung city to the north. It contains the northern terminus of the 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. Here, the high Taebaek Mountains lie along the eastern coast, preventing rivers from meeting the coast.[1] However, in the rainy season, spontaneous water flow is possible.
Symbol
- Tree : Gingko Tree
- Flower : Red Prumusumume
- Bird : Seagull
Sister cities
Donghae City has the following sister cities:[2][3]
City Region Country Year Gimje 
Jeollabuk-do South KoreaApril 27, 1999 Dobong-gu 
Sudogwon South KoreaOctober 7, 1999 Tsuruga 
Fukui
JapanApril 13, 1981 Nakhodka 
Primorsky Krai
RussiaNovember 10, 1991 Tumen 
Jilin ChinaApril 28, 1995 Federal Way 
Washington
United StatesApril 1, 2000 Saint John 
New Brunswick
CanadaMay 30, 2008 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.
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]
See also
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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