Gangwon
Gangwon is a province in the northeastern corner of South Korea, bordering North Korea 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.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Pyeongchang and Chuncheon.
Chuncheon
Chuncheon is the capital of Gangwon, the northeasternmost province of South Korea.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Wonju and Hwacheon.
Jeongseon
Jeongseon County is a county in the state of Gangwon, South Korea.
Seoraksan National Park
Seoraksan National Park is a national park in South Korea.
Odaesan National Park
Odaesan National Park is located in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Gangwon
- Province with about 1,540,000 residents
- …was formerly known as “강원도”
- Description: province of South Korea
- Also known as“Gangweon Do”“Gangwon Province”“Gangwon Province, South Korea”“Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province”“Gangwon State”“Gangwon State, South Korea”“Gangwon-do”“Gangwon-teukbyeoljachido”“Kōgen-dō”
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Latitude of center
37.7725° or 37° 46′ 21″ north
Longitude of center
128.3821° or 128° 22′ 56″ east
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Gangwon” goes by many names.
GangwonAchinese
ግንግዋን-ዶAmharic
غانغوونArabic
غانغوون دوArabic
ԳանգվոնArmenian
Gangwon-doAzerbaijani
KanvondoAzerbaijani
Propinsi Gangwon, Koréa KelodBalinese
GangwonBasque
КанвандоBelarusian
Канвандо (Паўднёвая Карэя)Belarusian
правінцыя КанвандоBelarusian
গাংওয়ান প্রদেশBengali
গাংওয়ান রাজ্যBengali
গ্যাংওয়ন-ডোBengali
Кануън-доBulgarian
ဂံဝန်းတိုင်းBurmese
ဂံဝန်းတိုင်း (တောင်ကိုရီးယား)Burmese
Gangwon-doCatalan
Gangwon-doCebuano
ھەرێمی کانگوۆنCentral Kurdish
江原特別自治道Chinese
江原道Chinese
KangwŏnCzech
Kangwŏn-doCzech
GangwonDanish
Gangwon-doDutch
GangŭonEsperanto
Gangwoni provintsEstonian
Kangwŏni provintsEstonian
GangwonFinnish
Γκάνγουον-ντοGreek
Γκάνγουον-ντο (Νότιας Κορέας)Greek
Επαρχία ΓκάνγουονGreek
ગંગવાન પ્રાંતGujarati
Gangwon Thi̍t-phe̍t Chhṳ-chhṳ-thoHakka Chinese
Kông-ngièn-thoHakka Chinese
Gangwon-doHausa
גאנג וואןHebrew
गांगवोन प्रांतHindi
KangvonHungarian
GangwonIndonesian
GangwonItalian
カンウォン特別自治道Japanese
江原特別自治道Japanese
江原道Japanese
江原道 (南)Japanese
江原道 (大韓民国)Japanese
Gangwon-doJavanese
ಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್ವಾನ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯKannada
Гангвон-доKazakh
КанвондоKazakh
КаңвондоKazakh
ខេត្ដកាំងវ៉ុន(ប្រទេសកូរ៉េខាងត្បូង)Khmer
Гангвон-доKirghiz
KangwŏnKorean
Kangwŏn-doKorean
강원Korean
강원도Korean
강원특별자치도Korean
까미노Korean
江原Korean
江原道Korean
ແຂວງກັງວອນLao
ແຂວງກັງວອນ (ປະເທດເກົາຫຼີໃຕ້)Lao
KanvondoLatvian
Kanvondo provinceLatvian
Kangvono provincijaLithuanian
Gangwon-doLombard
КангвонMacedonian
GangwonMalay
Gangwon-doMalay
गंगवान प्रांतMarathi
Gangwon Dĕk-biék Cê̤ṳ-dê-dô̤Min Dong Chinese
Gangwon Dô̤Min Dong Chinese
Gangwon Te̍k-pia̍t Chū-tī-tōMin Nan Chinese
Gangwon-tōMin Nan Chinese
კანვონიშ პროვინციაMingrelian
Канвонь муж, Өмнөд СолонгосMongolian
Өмнө Солонгосын Канвонь аймагMongolian
Gangwon-doNorthern Frisian
GangwonNorwegian
GangwonNorwegian Bokmål
Gangwon-doOromo
ਗਾਂਗਵੋਨ-ਡੋPanjabi
استان گانگوونPersian
گانکون-دوPersian
گانگ ون-دوPersian
GangwonPolish
ګانګوون-ډوPushto
Gangwon pruwinsyaQuechua
Gangwon-doRomanian
КанвондоRussian
Gangwon ProvinceScots
Gangwon-doScots
ගන්ග්වොන් පළාතSinhala
KangwonSlovak
Kangwon-doSlovak
강원도Slovak
江原道Slovak
GangvonSlovenian
GangwonSlovenian
Gangwon-doSomali
Gangwon-doSwahili
GangwonSwedish
Гангвон-доTajik
கங்வொன்Tamil
காங்வ்ன் மாகாணம்Tamil
Гангвон-доTatar
గ్యాంగ్వన్ ప్రావిన్స్Telugu
గ్యాంగ్వన్ రాష్ట్రభాగంTelugu
คังว็อนโดThai
จังหวัดคังว็อนThai
GangwonTok Pisin
GangwonTurkish
KangvonTurkish
КанвонUkrainian
Провінція КанвонUkrainian
گانگوان صوبہUrdu
Gangwon-doUzbek
GangwonVietnamese
Talaith GangwonWelsh
صوبہ گانگوانWestern Panjabi
江原特別自治道Yue Chinese
江原道Yue Chinese
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