Gwandong

This article is about a region in Korea. For other places with the same Chinese characters, see 關東.
Gwandong
Hangul
관동
Hanja
關東
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Gwandong (관동; Korean pronunciation: [kwan.doŋ]) is a historical region corresponding to the former Gangwon Province of Korea. Today, the term generally refers to South Korea's Gangwon Province and North Korea's Kangwon Province. Gwandong is also commonly used to denote people from this region.

The term literally means "east of Daegwallyeong", a mountain pass in the Taebaek Mountains on the eastern Korean peninsula.

This region is traditionally divided into Yeongseo and Yeongdong by the Taebaek Mountains.

References

  • 관동지방 (in Korean). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2013-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  • Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee (2012). Frommer's South Korea. John Wiley & Sons. p. 356. ISBN 9781118333631.
  • "An Outline of Gangwon-do". Gangwon Province. Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-22.

37°30′N 128°15′E / 37.5°N 128.25°E / 37.5; 128.25


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