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Gangwon (Gangwon-do) is a province in South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour KangwonKangwon Province Korean Name McCune-ReischauerKangwon-do Revised RomanizationGangwon-do Hangul Hanja Short NameKangwon (Gangwon;; ) Statistics Population? Area? kmē Capital Wonsan Administrative Divisions2 cities ("Shi");15 counties ("Kun") Region Gwandon formed a single province, one of the former eight provincesDuring most of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea was divided into eight provinces. The eight provinces' boundaries remained unchanged for almost five centuries until 1896, and formed a geographic paradigm that is still reflected today in the Korean Peninsula's ad of KoreaKorea is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in north East Asia adjacent to China in the west and Russia in the north. When World War II ended in 1945, the country was divided into two: the Republic of Korea ( South Korea) and the during the Joseon DynastyThe Joseon Dynasty was founded in 1392 by Korean general Yi Seonggye ( Taejo), who overthrew the former kingdom of Goryeo and established the kingdom of Joseon in a coup d'etat, simultaneously ending the period of Mongol domination that had begun in 1259..
1 History
Along with the rest of KoreaKorea is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in north East Asia adjacent to China in the west and Russia in the north. When World War II ended in 1945, the country was divided into two: the Republic of Korea ( South Korea) and the, Gangwon Province was divided by the 38th parallel northThe 38th parallel north Sampalseon/ Samp'alson ( Hangul; Hanja in Korean) ) is a line latitude that cuts across Asia and North America. It has been especially important in the recent history of Korea. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, the parallel was in 1945 into American and Soviet zones of occupation in the south and north respectively. In 1948, the southern half of the province became part of the new nation of South Korea. As a result of the Korean War ceasefire of 1953, the boundary between the South and North Korean portions of the province was shifted northward to the Military Demarcation Line. The province's boundaries have remained the same since 1953.
