Gangwon Province, North Korea
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Gangwon Province, North Korea is a mountainous eastern region of the country known for its strategic military importance and proximity to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gangwon Province | 2 |
| Kim Jong-suk County | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
province of North Korea ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | first-level division ⓘ |
| borders |
Kangwon Province, South Korea
NERFINISHED
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Korean Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryanggang Province, North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ South Hamgyong Province, North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderTypeWithSouthKorea | militarized border ⓘ |
| capital | Wonsan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Kumgangsan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Kumgang NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonsan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonsan-Kalma coastal area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedBy |
Korean Armistice Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedFrom | Gangwon Province, South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
East Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ forestry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasPortCity | Wonsan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicFeature |
access to East Sea shipping routes
ⓘ
proximity to DMZ front line ⓘ |
| hasTouristSite | Mount Kumgang tourist region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Kangwon Province (Korea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mountainous terrain
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proximity to Korean Demilitarized Zone ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern North Korea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyCorrespondsTo | historic Gangwon Province of unified Korea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kwanbuk region (broadly defined) ⓘ |
| securityStatus | heavily militarized area ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | province ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | Taebaek Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Korea Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | North Korean won ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Hangul ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gangwon Province
this entity surface form:
Kim Jong-suk County
this entity surface form:
Gangwon Province