- Donghae, Gangwon
Infobox Korean settlement
title=Donghae
hangul=동해시
hanja=東海市
rr=Donghae-si
mr=Tonghae-si
area_km2=180.01
pop=103115
popyear=2001
popden_km2=572
divs=10 "dong"Donghae is a city in Gangwon Province,
South Korea . There are two major ports: Donghae Harbor andMukho Harbor. The city is located on theYeongdong Line railroad and theDonghae Expressway . Numerouscavern s are found in the city, as in neighboringSamcheok .Donghae University is located here.Location
Donghae City is located in the central region of the east coast of Korea. It borders the
Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the east,Jeongseon county to the west andGangneung city to the north. It contains the northern terminus of theDonghae 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. [Official page of Donghae city - location] However, in the rainy season, spontaneous water flow is possible.ymbol
* Tree : Maidenhair Tree
* Flower : Red Prumusumume
* Bird : Seagullister cities
Donghae City has the following sister cities: [ [http://www.cityoffederalway.com/Page.aspx?view=183 City of Federal Way - Sister City Association ] ] [ [http://www.dh.go.kr/open_content/english/goverment/08.htm?names=8 ▒ Donghae - City of beautiful ocean ] ]
*flagicon|KORGimje ,Jeollabuk-do sinceApril 27 ,1999
*flagicon|KORDobong-gu ,Seoul sinceOctober 7 ,1999
*flagicon|JPNTsuruga, Fukui sinceApril 13 ,1981
*flagicon|RUSNakhodka sinceNovember 10 ,1991
*flagicon|CHNTumen, Jilin sinceApril 28 ,1995
*flagicon|USAFederal Way, Washington sinceApril 1 ,2000 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. [ [강원도청] 강원도 '동해자유무역지역' 개발 본격화 Yeonhap news 2008.01.23 ]
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 andVladivostok . [Fundamental opening of Donghae port as passing port of cruise ferry. (동해항 크루즈훼리 운항 탄력) 2008-01-18 Dalian News ]ee also
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List of cities in South Korea
*Geography of South Korea References
External links
* [http://www.dh.go.kr/open_content/english/main/main.htm Donghae city government home page]
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