Gangwon Province

province in South Korea
AdministrativeArea special_self_governing_province_and_state_of_south_korea Q41071
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Gangwon Province

Summary

Gangwon Province is a special self-governing province and state of South Korea[1]. It draws 392 Wikipedia views per month (special_self_governing_province_and_state_of_south_korea category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gangwon Province is located in South Korea[3].
  • Gangwon Province is in the country of South Korea[4].
  • Gangwon Province's head of government is recorded as Choi Moon-soon[5].
  • Gangwon Province's image is recorded as 2016년 7월 22일 춘천시 전경 DSC03812.jpg[6].
  • Gangwon Province's instance of is recorded as special self-governing province and state of South Korea[7].
  • Gangwon Province's capital is recorded as Chuncheon[8].
  • Gangwon Province's flag image is recorded as Flag of Gangwon State.svg[9].
  • Gangwon Province's shares border with is recorded as Gyeonggi Province[10].
  • Gangwon Province's shares border with is recorded as North Gyeongsang[11].
  • Gangwon Province's shares border with is recorded as North Chungcheong[12].
  • Gangwon Province's shares border with is recorded as Kangwon Province[13].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chuncheon[14].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Donghae City[15].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gangneung[16].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Samcheok[17].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sokcho[18].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taebaek[19].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wonju[20].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cheorwon County[21].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Goseong County[22].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hoengseong County[23].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hongcheon County[24].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hwacheon County[25].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Inje County[26].
  • Gangwon Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jeongseon County[27].

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Geography

Gangwon Province is in the country of South Korea[4]. It is located in South Korea[3].

Physical Characteristics

Gangwon Province's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16873.51'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1520391'}[29] and {'amount': '+1539274'}[30].

Designation and Status

Gangwon Province's instance of is recorded as special self-governing province and state of South Korea[7].

Why It Matters

Gangwon Province draws 392 Wikipedia views per month (special_self_governing_province_and_state_of_south_korea category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . kosis.kr. Retrieved . kosis.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . state.gwd.go.kr. state.gwd.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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