Gangwon - Gangwon Gangwon (Gangwon-do; 강원도; 江原道) is a province in the north east of South Korea. It is bounded on the west by Gyeonggi Province, on the south by the provinces of North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang, and on the east by the East Sea/Sea of Japan (see Notice on talk page). To the north lies the province's North Korean counterpart, Kangwŏn Province. Before the division of North and South Korea along the 38th parallel in 1945, the province stretched to what is now North Korean territory. The landscape is dominated by the Taebaek Mountains (Taebaek Sanmaek) which almost reach the sea. As a consequence the coast is steep. The area of Gangwon is 16894 km2, of which four fifth are woodland. Edible alpine plants and mushrooms.
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YangYang-gun - Politics County chief: Il Jin-ho Map YangYang-gun (양양군; 襄陽郡) is one of the rural divisions of Gangwon-do in South Korea..
Yanggu-gun - Politics County chief: Gyung Soon-im Map Yanggu-gun (양구군; 楊口郡) is one of the rural divisions of Gangwon-do in South Korea..
Inje-gun - http://www.inje.gangwon.kr/ Politics County chief: Kim Jang-Jun Map Inje-gun (인제군; 麟蹄郡) is one of the rural divisions of Gangwon-do in South Korea..
ISO 3166-2:KR - the official Revised Romanization of Korean as used in South Korea. Special and Metropolitan Cities (7) KR-11 Seoul Special City KR-26 Busan Metropolitan City KR-27 Daegu Metropolitan City KR-28 Incheon Metropolitan City KR-29 Gwangju Metropolitan City KR-30 Daejeon Metropolitan City KR-31 Ulsan Metropolitan City Provinces (9) KR-41 Gyeonggi-do KR-42 Gangwon-do KR-43 Chungcheongbuk-do KR-44 Chungcheongnam-do KR-45 Jeollabuk-do KR-46 Jeollanam-do KR-47 Gyeongsangbuk-do KR-48 Gyeongsangnam-do KR-49 Jeju-do See also ISO 3166-2, the reference table for all country region codes. ISO 3166-1, the reference table for all country codes, as used for domain names on the internet..
Yeongwol-gun - Politics County chief: Map Yeongwol-gun (영월군; 寧越郡) is one of the rural divisions of Gangwon-do in South Korea..
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Hongcheon-gun - Politics County chief: Map Hongcheon-gun (홍천군; 洪川郡) is one of the rural divisions of Gangwon-do in South Korea..
Hwacheon-gun - Politics County chief: Cheong Gap-cheol Map Hwacheon-gun (화천군; 華川郡) is one of the rural divisions of Gangwon-do in South Korea..
Gangneung - 13 Dongs Homepage: http://www.gangneung.gangwon.kr/ Politics Mayor: Kiseob Shim Map Gangneung-si (강릉시; 江陵市) is a city on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 230,000 (as of 2003). Gangneung is an administrative division of Gangwon Province and the economic centre of the region. There are a number of historical remains, including an ancient shrine (Ojukhyon) and Gyongpodae. Gangneung is a national tourist destination, offering good bathing facilities in the East Sea (Sea of Japan). There is an airbase of the US military based in Gangneung. Symbols of Gangneung The flag of the city shows a red sun in the centre and blue wave in front, on a white background. The sun represents the sunrise, the wave the sea. The flower of the city is the crape myrtle, the.
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Gyeonggi - South Korea. Gyeonggi is bounded on the east by Gangwon Province, on the south by North and South Chungcheong Provinces, and on the west by the Yellow Sea. To the north lies Kaesŏng Industrial Region in North Korea, which before 1953 was the North Korean portion of Gyeonggi Province. The national capital Seoul lies in the heart of the province, but was separated in 1946 as a special city. As the industrial hinterland of Seoul, agriculture in the province has largely given way to industry. This was forced by the construction of highways in the 1960s. Many cities have become satellite cities of Seoul, including: Anyang, Bucheon, Seongnam, and Euijeongbu. Dominant areas of industry include shipbuilding, steel manufacturing and plate-glass production. Incheon serves as Seoul's seaport and has Seoul's main international.
Gyeongseong - North Korea); and Gyeongchun Line (Gyeongchunseon; 경춘선) between Seoul and Chuncheon (춘천) in Gangwon Province..
Gyeongsang - Dynasty, the provincial capital was located at Daegu, which is the capital of North Gyeongsang today. The Gyeongsang region as a whole is often referred to by the regional and former provincial name of "Yeongnam." (The term "Yeongdong" is applied today to Gangwon Province.) Gyeongsang Province was situated on the southeast tip of the Korean Peninsula, and was bounded on the west by Jeolla and Chungcheong Provinces, on the north by Gangwon Province, on the south by Korea Strait, and on the east by the East Sea/Sea of Japan (see Notice on Talk page). The region is ringed by the Taebaek and Sobaek Mountains and is drained by the Nakdong River. The largest cities in the region are Busan, Daegu, and Ulsan. Other cities of note are Gyeongju (the former capital.
Eight Provinces of Korea - are romanized using the McCune-Reischauer system, while South Korean provinces and cities use the Revised Romanization of Korean.) Province Hangeul Hanja Regional Name Dialect Modern divisions Chungcheong 충청도 忠靑道 Hoseo Chungcheong Daejeon, North & South Chungcheong Gangwon Kangwŏn) 강원도 江原道 Gwandong, Yeongseo, Yeongdong (See note 1 below) Seoul Kangwŏn (North Korea), Gangweon (South Korea), Kŏmgang-san Gyeonggi 경기도 京畿道 Sudogweon (See note 2 below) Seoul Seoul, Incheon, Kaesŏng, Gyeonggi Gyeongsang 경상도 慶尙道 Yeongnam Gyeongsang Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, North & South Gyeongsang Hamgyeong 함경도 咸鏡道 Gwanbuk (North half), Gwannam (South half) Hamgyeong Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong), North & South Hamgyŏng, Yanggang Hwanghae 황해도 黃海道 (none) Seoul North & South Hwanghae Jeolla 전라도 全羅道 Honam Jeolla, Jeju Gwangju, North & South Jeolla, Jeju P'yŏngan 평안도 平安道 Gwanseo P'yŏngan P'yŏngyang, Namp'o, Shinŭiju, North & South P'yŏngan, Jagang.
Donghae-shi - Mayor: Kim Jin-dong Map Donghae-shi (동해시; 東海市) is one of the rural divisions of Gangwon-do in South Korea..
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