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Danyang County

Field	Value
name	Danyang
native_name	단양군
native_name_lang	ko
translit_lang1	Korean
settlement_type	County
translit_lang1_type1	Hangul
translit_lang1_info1	단양군
translit_lang1_type2	Hanja
translit_lang1_info2	{{linktext	丹	陽	郡}}
translit_lang1_type3	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info3	Danyang-gun
translit_lang1_type4	McCune-Reischauer
translit_lang1_info4	Tanyang-gun
image_skyline	Korea-Danyang-Dodamsambong 3087-07.JPG
image_caption	Dodam Sambong
image_map	North Chungcheong-Danyang.svg
map_caption	Location in South Korea
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	South Korea
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Hoseo
<!-- government type, leaders -->	government_footnotes	tags --
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Kim Moon-geun(김문근)
population_blank1_title	Dialect
population_blank1	Chungcheong
area_total_km2	780.16
population_as_of	2024
population_total	27,448
population_density_km2	35
parts_type	Administrative divisions
parts	2 eup, 6 myeon
image_blank_emblem	Danyang.jpg
blank_emblem_type	Emblem of Danyang
image_flag	Flag of Danyang.svg

Danyang County () is in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Symbols

County tree: Yew tree
County bird: Magpie
County flower: Royal Azalea

Geography

The geographical terrain is 83.7% mountainous and 11.2% cultivable. It is very rugged, except in some of the urban areas and villages that can be found in the valleys and hills. The main water system ranges from the upper stream of the 23.7 km long Namhan River, which flows through the county. Pyeongchang River, one of the streams flowing from Odaesan, joins several streams at Jungnyeong, Danyang, and Geumgok, originating from Sobaeksan. Danyang Stream, which has its source in Hakseongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, joins the Namhan River at Habang-ri, Danseong-myeon, together with Jungnyeong Stream flowing from Jungnyeong and Dosolsan to Hyeoncholli, Danyang-eup, Maepo Stream from Geumsusan to Dodam, and Geumgok Stream from Biro Peak to Gosu-ri, Danyang-eup.

Climate

Danyang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers. The county, which is situated in an inland mountainous area, epitomizes an inland climate with severe variations in temperatures. The annual average temperature reaches 11.7 C, with the highest at 17.9 C and the lowest at 6.6 C, and its annual rainfall averages 1049.9 mm.

Tourism

Gosu Cave
Eight Views of Danyang

Twin towns – sister cities

Danyang is twinned with:

Domestic

Songpa-gu, Seoul
Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul
Jung-gu, Busan
Gyeyang-gu, Incheon
Boryeong, South Chungcheong
Icheon, Gyeonggi
Guri, Gyeonggi

International

PRC Antu County, Jilin, China
PRC Danyang, Jiangsu, China

Gallery

File:Korea-Danyang Bridge 3067-07.JPG|Danyang Bridge File:Korea-Danyang Bridge 3071-07.JPG|Danyang Bridge File:Danyangnamhangang.jpg|The Namhangang River flowing next to Danyang Station File:Korea-Danyang Falls 3065-07.JPG|Waterfalls along the riverfront File:Korea-Danyang City Park 3433-07.JPG|Danyang city park File:Korea-Danyang City Park 3437-07.JPG|Danyang city park File:Korea-Danyang Korail Trainstation 3439-07.JPG|Danyang Korail Train station File:Korea-Danyang tourist hotel 3074-07.JPG|Tourist hotel typical of those along the riverfront

References

(2024). "Danyang County mayor".
(2024). "Population statistics".
Official page of Danyang county http://english.dy21.net/english/ {{Webarchive. link. (2016-01-27)

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