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Kangwon Province (pre-1910)

Historical province of Korea

Field	Value
conventional_long_name	Kangwon Province
native_name	江原道
common_name	Kangwon Province
subdivision	Province
nation	Joseon
era	early modern
capital	Wonjumok
title_leader	Observer
image_map	Gangwon Province (June 22, 1895).png
image_map_caption	Kangwon Province in the late Joseon period.
year_start	1395
event_start	installation
year_end	1895
event_end	disband
parts_style	para
leader_title	Mayor
blank_name_sec1	Dialect
today	{{plainlist
demonym	}}

Kangwon Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Gangwon Province, Gyeongsangbuk-do Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do Ulleung-gun, Republic of Korea Kangwon Province or Kangwon-do (; ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The province was formed in 1395, and derived its name from the names of the principal cities of Gangneung (강릉; 江陵) and the provincial capital Wonju (원주; 原州).

In 1895, Kangwon-do was replaced by the Districts of Chuncheon (Chuncheon-bu; 춘천부; 春川府) in the west and Gangneung (Gangneung-bu; 강릉부; 江陵府) in the east. (Wonju later became part of Chungju District.)

In 1896, Korea was redivided into thirteen provinces, and the two districts were merged to again form Kangwon-do Province. Although Wonju rejoined Kangwon-do province, the provincial capital was moved to Chuncheon (춘천; 春川).

With the division of Korea in 1945, the subsequent establishment of separate North and South Korean governments in 1948, and the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, Kangwon came to be divided into separate provinces once again: Gangwon Province (South Korea) and Kangwon Province (North Korea).

References

"Wonju".

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