Gangwon Province, South Korea

**Gangwon-do** is a province of South Korea. The capital is Chuncheon. Before Korea was divided in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean half Kangwŏn were a single province. Gangwon-do is in the northeastern corner of South Korea. On the north it borders North Korea. It has a long coast along the Sea of Japan to the east. On the west it borders Gyeonggi-do. This is the province with the largest population in South Korea. In contrast most of Gangwon-do is made up of mountains and forests. The mountains get a good deal of snow in the winter. They are home to a number of popular ski resorts.

Gangwon-do has two islands, Ulleungdo and Dokdo. Japan and South Korea have had a long dispute over which country owns Dokdo (which Japan calls Takeshima). About 37 South Korean police guard the island and the waters around them.

The 2018 Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place in Gangwon province. Pyeongchang, Gangneung, and Jeongseon will host the events.

## Transport

Gangwon Province is an important place for former transport links with North Korea. Today train services operate on the Gangwon and Cheongnyeonicheon Lines. Gangwon's marine transport center is Wonsan. There are modern facilities in Wonsan Harbor, which accounts for 4% of Gangwon's freight traffic.

## Sports

Gangwon FC is based in Gangwon-do. Gangwon's coach is Choi Yun-Gyeom and they have four home stadiums: Gangneung Sport Stadium, Chuncheon Songam Stadium, Wonju Sports Stadium, and Sokcho Sports Stadium.

## Other websites

- Gangwon FC

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Gangwon State
- **native name lang**: ko
- **settlement type**: Provinces of South Korea, Special Self-Governing Province
- **translit lang1**: Korean
- **translit lang1 type**: Hangul
- **image flag**: Flag of Gangwon State.svg
- **image blank emblem**: Emblem of Gangwon State.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **image map**: Gangwon-do in South Korea.svg
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of Korea, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Gwandong
<small>(Yeongseo: western Gangwon; Yeongdong (region), Yeongdong: eastern Gangwon)</small>
- **subdivision type2**: Largest city
- **subdivision name2**: Wonju
- **seat type**: List of capitals in South Korea, Capital
- **seat**: Chuncheon
- **parts type**: Subdivisions
- **parts**: 7 cities; 11 counties
- **leader title**: Governor of Gangwon State, Governor
- **leader name**: Kim Jin-tae (politician), Kim Jin-tae

- **area total km2**: 16,875
- **population total**: 1,537,339
- **population as of**: October, 2022
- **population density km2**: 91
- **demographics type1**: Metropolitan Symbols
- **demographics1 title1**: Flower
- **iso code**: KR-42
- **blank name sec1**: Dialect
- **blank info sec1**: Gangwon dialect, Gangwon
<small>(Yeongseo: western Gangwon dialect; Yeongdong: eastern Gangwon dialect)</small>
- **translit lang1 type1**: Hanja
- **translit lang1 type2**: McCune‑Reischauer
- **translit lang1 info2**: Kangwŏn T'ŭkpyŏl Chach'ido
- **translit lang1 type3**: Revised Romanization
- **translit lang1 info3**: Gangwon Teukbyeol Jachido
- **demographics1 info1**: Rhododendron schlippenbachii, Royal azalea
- **demographics1 title2**: Tree
- **demographics1 info2**: Pinus koraiensis, Korean pine
- **demographics1 title3**: Bird
- **demographics1 info3**: Red-crowned crane
- **demographics type2**: GDP
- **demographics2 title1**: Total
- **demographics2 info1**: South Korean won, KR₩ 53 trillion
United States dollar, US$ 42 billion (2022)