Dangjin
Sign in to saveDangjin (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, 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. Its 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. This role continues to be important in the city's economy, which relies on a mixture of agriculture and heavy industry. The city has the same Hanja name (唐津市) as Karatsu in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dangjin
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Dangjin
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- Tangjin
- Settlement.image_caption
- From the left: Dangjin City Hall, Port of Pyeongtaek-Dangjin, and Sapgyoho Amsusement Park
- Settlement.image_map
- South Chungcheong-Dangjin.svg
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- Location in South Korea
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- Country
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Hoseo
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Dialect
- Settlement.population_blank1
- Chungcheong
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 664.13
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 171,213
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 당진시
- Population
- 163762
- Area
- 664.13
- Official website
- www.dangjin.go.kr/cn.do
- Image
- 韓国忠清南道唐津市 市街地その２.JPG
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Dangjin (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, 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. Its 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. This role continues to be important in the city's economy, which relies on a mixture of agriculture and heavy industry. The city has the same Hanja name (唐津市) as Karatsu in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
==Administrative divisions==
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