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Kangwon Province
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province of North Korea
Kangwon Province is a region in northeastern North Korea that borders South Korea and Russia. It is significant as a mountainous area that has historically been important for Korea's geography and has been divided between North and South Korea since the Korean War.
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
History
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