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Gangwon Province (Sooth Korea)
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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.
Quick Facts Gangwon Province 강원도, Korean transcription(s) ...
Gangwon Province 강원도 | |
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Province | |
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) |
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