Kangwon Province, North Korea
Kangwon Province (Kangwŏndo; Korean pronunciation: [kaŋ.wʌn.do]) is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Kangwŏn Province and its South Korean neighbour Gangwon Province (also spelled Kangwon Province sometimes) formed a single province that excluded Wŏnsan.
Kangwon Province
강원도 | |
|---|---|
Province | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 강원도 |
| • Hancha | 江原道 |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Kangwŏndo |
| • Revised Romanization | Gangwon-do |
| Country | North Korea |
| Region | Gwandong (Yeongseo: western Kangwŏn; Yeongdong: eastern Kangwŏn) |
| Capital | Wŏnsan |
| Subdivisions | 2 cities; 15 counties |
| Government | |
| • Party Committee Chief Secretary | Paek Song Guk (WPK) |
| • People's Committee Chairman | Ju Mun Jin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,255 km2 (4,346 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,477,582 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
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