Gangwon Province (Sooth Korea)
Appearance
Coordinates: 37°30′N 128°15′E / 37.500°N 128.250°E
Gangwon Province 강원도 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 강원도 |
• Hanja | 江原道 |
• McCune‑Reischauer | Kangwŏn-to |
• Revised Romanization | Gangwon-do |
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Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Gwandong (Yeongseo: wastren Gangwon; Yeongdong: eastren Gangwon) |
Caipital | Chuncheon |
Subdiveesions | 7 ceeties; 11 coonties |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Choi Moon-soon |
Area | |
• Total | 20,569 km2 (7,942 sq mi) |
Area rank | 2nt |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 1,551,531[1] |
• Rank | 8t |
• Density | 75.4/km2 (195/sq mi) |
Metropolitan Symbols | |
• Flouer | Royal Azalea[2] |
• Tree | Korean Pine |
• Bird | Red-crouned Crane |
Dialect | Gangwon |
Website | gwd.go.kr (in Inglis) |
Gangwon-do is a province o Republic o Korea, wi its caipital at Chuncheon. Afore the diveesion o Korea in 1945, Gangwon an its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formit a single province.
Admeenistrative diveesions
[eedit | eedit soorce]Gangwon-do is dividit intae 7 ceeties (si) an 11 coonties (gun). The names belaw are gien in Inglis, hangul, an hanja.
Ceeties
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Cultur
[eedit | eedit soorce]Gangwon-do is kent throughoot Korea for its production o sundubu, a variety o saft tofu made wi seawatter.
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Symbols". Gangwon Province. Archived frae the original on 6 Julie 2013. Retrieved 10 Juin 2013.
- ↑ "인구 및 세대" (in Korean). Gangwon Province. Archived frae the original on 2 Juin 2013. Retrieved 10 Juin 2013.
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Gangwon-do. |
- Gangwon-do provincial government English-language home page Archived 2006-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Seoul City history article on Hanseong and 22 other late 19th-century districts (in Korean) Archived 2004-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
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