Gwandong

Gwandong
Hangul	관 동
Hanja	關東
Revised Romanization	Gwandong
McCune–Reischauer	Kwandong

Gwandong is a region coinciding with the former Gangwon Province in Korea. Today, the term refers to South Korea's Gangwon Province and North Korea's Kangwon Provinces. The name is often used to refer to people residing in the region.

The term literally means "east of Daegwallyeong", a mountain pass in the Taebaek Mountains of the eastern Korean peninsula.

References

관동지방 (in Korean). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee (2012). Frommer's South Korea. John Wiley & Sons. p. 356. ISBN 9781118333631.
"An Outline of Gangwon-do". Gangwon Province. Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-22.

Regions and administrative divisions of South Korea

Region	Capital area/Sudogwon Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hoseo Daejeon-Sejong-Chungnam Chungbuk Honam Jeju Yeongnam Daegu-Gyeongbuk Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Southeastern MIR

Province	North Chungcheong South Chungcheong Gangwon Gyeonggi North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang North Jeolla South Jeolla

Special self-governing province	Jeju

Special city	Seoul

Metropolitan autonomous city	Sejong

Metropolitan city	Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Ulsan

The Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces	North Hamgyeong South Hamgyeong Hwanghae North Pyeongan South Pyeongan

Regions and administrative divisions of North Korea

Regions	Kwanbuk Kwannam Kwanso Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hwanghae

Provinces	Chagang North Hamgyong South Hamgyong North Hwanghae South Hwanghae Kangwon North Pyongan South Pyongan Ryanggang

Direct-administered city	Pyongyang

Special cities	Nampo Rason

Special administrative regions	Kaesong Kumgang Sinuiju

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