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.
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) |
Gangwon-do is dividit intae 7 ceeties (si) an 11 coonties (gun). The names belaw are gien in Inglis, hangul, an hanja.
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Gangwon-do is kent throughoot Korea for its production o sundubu, a variety o saft tofu made wi seawatter.
- Leet o Korea-relatit topics
- Namiseom
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