Dangjin County (Dangjin-gun) is a county in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It stands on the south shore of the Bay of Asan. Dangjin borders Incheon, Pyeongtaek, and Hwaseong by sea, and Seosan, Yesan, and Asan by land. The county's name means "Tang ferry," and refers to the historic role of Dangjin's harbor in connecting Korea to the other side of the Yellow Sea during China's Tang Dynasty. This role continues to be important in the county's economy, which relies on a mixture of agriculture and heavy industry.
[edit] Population
- 2004 total: 118,764, including:
- 117,510 Koreans
- 1,254 non-Koreans
[edit] Administrative divisions
The county is divided into 2 eup
and 10 myeon (rural areas). In turn, these eup and myeon are divided into 149 ri.
[edit] History
The name "Dangjin" was first used to refer to this area during the Joseon Dynasty. From 1413 to 1895, it was known as Dangjin-hyeon, a division of Chungcheong-do. The county achieved its present borders in 1973, with the merger of a portion of Jeongmi-myeon into Seosan's Unsan-myeon.
[edit] Education
As of March 2005, in Dangjin County there were 33 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, and 38 preschools, serving 14,293 students. [2] In addition, there were 8 high schools. All of these organs are overseen by the Dangjing County Office of Education.
The sole institution of higher education in the county is Shinsung College.
[edit] Economy
The county is home to a number of factories, including steel mills operated by Hyundai Hysco and Hyundai INI Steel. These factories are supplied in part by ships docking at Dangjin Harbor, a cargo port with 5 piers, two of which are dedicated to steel coil shipping. [3]
[edit] Sister cities
Dangjin has sister city relationships with Snohomish County, Washington, USA, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA, and with portions of Liaoling and Jilin provinces in China.
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