Gangwon Province, South Korea

Gangwon State (Korean: 강원특별자치도, lit. "Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province") is a Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea and the least densely populated subdivision of the country. Gangwon is one of the three provinces with special self-governing status, the others being Jeju Province and Jeonbuk State. On the east bound by the East Sea, it borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south, and the Military Demarcation Line to the north, separating it from North Korea's Kangwŏn Province. Before the division of Korea in 1945 Gangwon and Kangwŏn Provinces formed a single province.

"Gangwon, South Korea" redirects here. For the province in North Korea, see Kangwon Province, North Korea.
Gangwon State
강원특별자치도
Special Self-Governing Province
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul강원특별자치도
 • Hanja江原特別自治道
 • McCune‑ReischauerKangwŏn T'ŭkpyŏl Chach'ido
 • Revised RomanizationGangwon Teukbyeol Jachido
Flag
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Coordinates: 37°30′N 128°15′E
Country South Korea
RegionGwandong
(Yeongseo: western Gangwon; Yeongdong: eastern Gangwon)
Largest cityWonju
CapitalChuncheon
Subdivisions7 cities; 11 counties
Government
 • GovernorKim Jin-tae
(People Power)
Area
 • Total16,875 km2 (6,515 sq mi)
Population
 (October, 2022)
 • Total1,537,339
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
 • FlowerRoyal azalea
 • TreeKorean pine
 • BirdRed-crowned crane
GDP
 • TotalKR₩ 53 trillion
US$ 42 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 codeKR-42
DialectGangwon
(Yeongseo: western Gangwon dialect; Yeongdong: eastern Gangwon dialect)
WebsiteOfficial website (English)

Pyeongchang County in Gangwon hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics. Gangwon also hosted the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics.

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