Yeongdong (region)

North Korean name
Yeongdong
Hangul	영 동
Hanja	嶺東
Revised Romanization	Yeongdong
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏngdong
Hangul	령 동
Hanja	嶺東
Revised Romanization	Ryeongdong
McCune–Reischauer	Ryŏngdong

This article is about Yeongdong, a region in eastern Korea. For the county of the same name in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, see Yeongdong County.

Yeongdong (literally "east of the passes") is the name of the region coinciding with eastern Gangwon Province in South Korea and eastern Kangwŏn Province in North Korea.

Although Yeongseo describes the western half of the two provinces and Gwandong describes both halves together, "Yeongdong" is used much more frequently in South Korea than either of the other two names, and may be taken loosely to refer to the entire region.

The region's name lends itself to the Yeongdong Railway Line and Yeongdong Expressway, which are major transportation corridors connecting Seoul to Gangwon.

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

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

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Yeongdong (region)

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