Goheung County

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Naro Space Center

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Modern history

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Goheung County Office

On New Year's Day in 1963, some of the townships were classed from Bongrae-myeon to other myeons such as Dohwa-myeon, Podu-myeon and so on. [4] In 1973 and 1979, two of the townships were promoted to eups (towns)

Symbols

  • City Tree : Citron tree
  • County flower : Camellia blossom
  • County bird : Dove

Location

Goheung is located in one of the southernmost areas of the Korean peninsula. It is surrounded by ocean on three sides with 19 inhabited islands and 152 uninhabited islands. The depth is not that low and its land spreads along the coast so many shellfish and seaweed industries have developed.[5]Template:Sister project

Climate

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Twin towns – sister cities

Goheung is twinned with:

See also

External links

References

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