Gwandong
Hangul	관동
Hanja	關東
Revised Romanization	Gwandong
McCune–Reischauer	Kwandong

Gwandong (관동; Korean pronunciation: [kwan.doŋ]) is a region coinciding with the former Gangwon Province in Korea. Today, the term refers to South Korea's Gangwon Province and North Korea's Kangwon Province. The name is often used to refer to people residing in the region.

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

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

References

관동지방 (in Korean). Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
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.

v t e Regions and administrative divisions of South Korea
Regions	Gyeonggi Capital area Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hoseo Daejeon–Sejong–Chungnam Chungbuk Honam Yeongnam Daegu–Gyeongbuk Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam Southeastern MIR Jeju
Provinces	North Chungcheong South Chungcheong Gyeonggi North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang South Jeolla (Claimed five Northern Korean Provinces)
Special self-governing province and States	Jeju Gangwon Jeonbuk
Special city	Seoul
Special self-governing city	Sejong
Metropolitan cities	Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Ulsan

v t e Regions and administrative divisions of North Korea
Regions	Kwanbuk Kwannam Kwandong Ryongdong Ryongso Kyonggi Haeso Kwanso
Provinces	Chagang Kangwon North Hamgyong North Hwanghae North Pyongan Ryanggang South Hamgyong South Hwanghae South Pyongan
Direct-administered city	Pyongyang
Special cities	Kaesong Nampo Rason
Special administrative regions (abolished)	Kaesong Kumgang Sinuiju

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