Damyang

Damyang 담양
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	담양군
- Hanja	潭陽郡
- Revised Romanization	Damyang-gun
- McCune-Reischauer	Tamyang-gun
Emblem of Damyang
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 11 myeon
Area
- Total	455.09 km2 (175.7 sq mi)
Population (2003)
- Total	51,420
- Density	121/km2 (313.4/sq mi)
- Dialect	Jeolla

Damyang County (Damyang-gun) is an county in Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Bamboo goods and strawberries are well-known local products.

Damyang is not to be confused with Danyang, which is located in eastern North Chungcheong Province.

Bamboo

Damyang is one of the northernmost places where bamboo is found on the Korean peninsula. The bamboo forests are well-known among Koreans. There are facilities such as the Bamboo Museum and Juknokwon (죽녹원), a park filled with green bamboo.

Roadside tree

The roads in Damyang are also of note. They are lined with many Metasequoia trees. It was chosen as one of the most beautiful roads in all of Korea.^[1]

Sister cities

• Anji, China
• Takehara, Japan

Events

The V Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad took place in Damyang in October 2009.

See also

• Jeollanam-do
• Administrative divisions of South Korea
• Geography of South Korea

External links

• County government page

References

1. ^ "담양 메타세쿼이아 가로수길에서 마라톤을.." Yeonhap news 2007.08.15

Coordinates: 35°19′08″N 126°59′02″E / 35.3188888989°N 126.983888899°E / 35.3188888989; 126.983888899