Gangwon

Gangwon is a province in the northeastern corner of , bordering and having a long coast along the East Sea. Remote and off the traditional tourist trail, the region is relatively undeveloped being 82% mountainous and only sparsely populated.
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is a city and a county in Gangwon. The city hosted the 2018 Winter Olympic and Winter Paralympic Games. County's slogan, "Happy700 Pyeongchang", refers to the city's average elevation of approximately 700 m, which is said to help people stay in good health.

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is the capital of Gangwon, the northeasternmost province of . For travelers weary of Seoul's crowds and big city atmosphere, can be an enjoyable place to spend several days.

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is the largest coastal city in Gangwon Province, third largest overall. is nestled at the east side of South Korea's longest mountain range, Taebaek.

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is the most populous city in the state of Gangwon, South Korea, with a population of 364,860 as of 2023. The city is located approximately 140 kilometres east of .

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is a county in Gangwon. Located north of and close to the border region, it is one of the northernmost civilian areas in .

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is a city in the southern part of Gangwon, with abundant tourism resources including Tae-baek Mountain. It's a highland city where two of South Korea's four major rivers, the Han River and the Nakdong River, originate.

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is a county in Gangwon province in the far north of . It is a destination not only for soldiers stationed near the border, but also for travelers seeking to reconnect with nature.

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is a city in the state of Gangwon, . There are two major ports: Harbor and Mukho Harbor. The city is located on the Yeongdong Line railroad and the Expressway.

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is a city in the southernmost region of Gangwon-do. It reaches out to the east coast, and Uljin in Gyeongsangbuk-do to the south. You can enjoy a romantic time by the blue ocean and mysterious caves.

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is in Gangwon. It is the name of a small town and of a bigger county of which it is the capital. It used to be an unpopular tourist destination compared to Sokcho and Gangneung, but it became famous for surfing and now attracts about 15.22 million tourists a year.

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is a city in Gangwon, . It's quite a sleepy city and is known as a gateway to , which is a 30-minute bus ride from the central hub.

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is a district in Gangwon in . Known as the vertex of the "Iron Triangle" during the Korean War, it preserves the scars of modern history alongside breathtaking geological wonders.

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County is a county in the state of Gangwon, . It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of actor Won Bin and footballer Seol Ki-hyeon.

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County is a county in the South Korean state of Gangwon. Prior to the Korean Armistice Agreement of 1953 which ceased the Korean War, , which is located north of the 38th parallel, was a part of . , which is south of the 38th parallel and a part of South Korea before 1953, became part of the North after the Armistice.

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County is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Its population is about 36,000 as of 2026. Its economy has traditionally relied on agriculture and mining.

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is a county in Gangwon, South Korea. It is the largest county-level municipality in the country by area, stretching about 93 km from east to west.

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is a district in Gangwon near the . is located at the exact geographical center of the Korean Peninsula, living up to its title, 'The Center of Korea.' It borders County to the east, County to the west, and City to the south, while bordering Changdo County in to the north across the Military Demarcation Line.

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, also called Namiseom Island, sits in the middle of the Bukhan River, in -gun, -do. It is one of the "100 must-visit tourism" locations selected by the Korea Tourism Organization.

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is a national park in South Korea. It is listed by the South Korean government with UNESCO as a tentative World Heritage Site. Located on the east-central Korean peninsula, the park includes the Dinosaur Ridge, Injegun, Yanyanggun, and Sokchosi.

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is located in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It was first designated as the 11th national park in 1975. The park is named after the 1,563-metre mountain , which means "Five Plains Mountain", named after the five plains between the area's five major peaks.

Gangwon

Latitude of center
37.7725° or 37° 46′ 21″ north
Longitude of center
128.3821° or 128° 22′ 56″ east
Population
1,540,000
Elevation
751 metres (2,464 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13439525611
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­province
Geo­Names ID
1843125
Wiki­data ID
Q41071
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Gangwon” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Gangwon”
  • Amharic: “ግንግዋን-ዶ”
  • Arabic: “غانغوون دو”
  • Arabic: “غانغوون”
  • Armenian: “Գանգվոն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Gangwon-do”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kanvondo”
  • Balinese: “Propinsi Gangwon, Koréa Kelod”
  • Basque: “Gangwon”
  • Belarusian: “Канвандо (Паўднёвая Карэя)”
  • Belarusian: “Канвандо”
  • Belarusian: “правінцыя Канвандо”
  • Bengali: “গাংওয়ান প্রদেশ”
  • Bengali: “গাংওয়ান রাজ্য”
  • Bengali: “গ্যাংওয়ন-ডো”
  • Bulgarian: “Кануън-до”
  • Burmese: “ဂံဝန်းတိုင်း (တောင်ကိုရီးယား)”
  • Burmese: “ဂံဝန်းတိုင်း”
  • Catalan: “Gangwon-do”
  • Cebuano: “Gangwon-do”
  • Central Kurdish: “ھەرێمی کانگوۆن”
  • Chinese: “Gangwon Te̍k-pia̍t Chū-tī-tō”
  • Chinese: “江原特別自治道”
  • Chinese: “江原道”
  • Czech: “Kangwŏn-do”
  • Czech: “Kangwon”
  • Czech: “Kangwŏn”
  • Danish: “Gangwon”
  • Dutch: “Gangwon-do”
  • Esperanto: “Gangŭon”
  • Estonian: “Gangwoni provints”
  • Estonian: “Kangwŏni provints”
  • Finnish: “Gangwon”
  • French: “État de Gangwon”
  • French: “Gangwon-do”
  • French: “Gangwon”
  • French: “province autonome spéciale de Gangwon”
  • German: “Gangwon-do”
  • Greek: “Γκάνγουον-ντο (Νότιας Κορέας)”
  • Greek: “Γκάνγουον-ντο”
  • Greek: “Επαρχία Γκάνγουον”
  • Gujarati: “ગંગવાન પ્રાંત”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Gangwon Thi̍t-phe̍t Chhṳ-chhṳ-tho”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Kông-ngièn-tho”
  • Hausa: “Gangwon-do”
  • Hebrew: “גאנג וואן”
  • Hindi: “गांगवोन प्रांत”
  • Hungarian: “Kangvon”
  • Indonesian: “Gangwon”
  • Italian: “Gangwon”
  • Japanese: “カンウォン特別自治道”
  • Japanese: “江原特別自治道”
  • Japanese: “江原道 (南)”
  • Japanese: “江原道 (大韓民国)”
  • Japanese: “江原道”
  • Javanese: “Gangwon-do”
  • Kannada: “ಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್ವಾನ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ”
  • Kazakh: “Гангвон-до”
  • Kazakh: “Канвондо”
  • Kazakh: “Каңвондо”
  • Khmer: “ខេត្ដកាំងវ៉ុន(ប្រទេសកូរ៉េខាងត្បូង)”
  • Kirghiz: “Гангвон-до”
  • Korean: “Kangwŏn-do”
  • Korean: “Kangwŏn”
  • Korean: “강원”
  • Korean: “강원도”
  • Korean: “강원특별자치도”
  • Korean: “까미노”
  • Korean: “江原”
  • Korean: “江原道”
  • Lao: “ແຂວງກັງວອນ (ປະ​ເທດ​ເກົາ​ຫຼີ​ໃຕ້​)”
  • Lao: “ແຂວງກັງວອນ”
  • Latvian: “Kanvondo province”
  • Latvian: “Kanvondo”
  • Lithuanian: “Kangvono provincija”
  • Lombard: “Gangwon-do”
  • Macedonian: “Кангвон”
  • Malay: “Gangwon-do”
  • Malay: “Gangwon”
  • Marathi: “गंगवान प्रांत”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Gangwon Dĕk-biék Cê̤ṳ-dê-dô̤”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Gangwon Dô̤”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gangwon-tō”
  • Mingrelian: “კანვონიშ პროვინცია”
  • Mongolian: “Канвонь муж, Өмнөд Солонгос”
  • Mongolian: “Өмнө Солонгосын Канвонь аймаг”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gangwon-do”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gangwon”
  • Norwegian: “Gangwon”
  • Oromo: “Gangwon-do”
  • Panjabi: “ਗਾਂਗਵੋਨ-ਡੋ”
  • Persian: “استان گانگوون”
  • Persian: “گانکون-دو”
  • Persian: “گانگ ون-دو”
  • Polish: “Gangwon”
  • Portuguese: “Gangwon-do”
  • Portuguese: “Gangwon”
  • Portuguese: “Província de Gangwon”
  • Pushto: “ګانګوون-ډو”
  • Quechua: “Gangwon pruwinsya”
  • Romanian: “Gangwon-do”
  • Russian: “Канвондо”
  • Scots: “Gangwon Province”
  • Scots: “Gangwon-do”
  • Sinhala: “ගන්ග්වොන් පළාත”
  • Slovak: “Kangwon-do”
  • Slovak: “Kangwon”
  • Slovak: “강원도”
  • Slovak: “江原道”
  • Slovenian: “Gangvon”
  • Slovenian: “Gangwon”
  • Somali: “Gangwon-do”
  • Spanish: “Gangwon-do”
  • Spanish: “Gangwon”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Gangwon”
  • Swahili: “Gangwon-do”
  • Swedish: “Gangwon”
  • Tajik: “Гангвон-до”
  • Tamil: “கங்வொன்”
  • Tamil: “காங்வ்ன் மாகாணம்”
  • Tatar: “Гангвон-до”
  • Telugu: “గ్యాంగ్వన్ ప్రావిన్స్”
  • Telugu: “గ్యాంగ్వన్ రాష్ట్రభాగం”
  • Thai: “คังว็อนโด”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดคังว็อน”
  • Tok Pisin: “Gangwon”
  • Turkish: “Gangwon”
  • Turkish: “Kangvon”
  • Ukrainian: “Канвон”
  • Ukrainian: “Провінція Канвон”
  • Urdu: “گانگوان صوبہ”
  • Uzbek: “Gangwon-do”
  • Vietnamese: “Gangwon”
  • Welsh: “Talaith Gangwon”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبہ گانگوان”
  • Yue Chinese: “江原道”

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