Gangwon
Proper noun
Meaning
Gangwon
A province of South Korea.
Examples
As of Sunday afternoon, the entire Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, as well as some parts of Gangwon Province, were also placed under heavy rain alerts, which are issued when precipitation of 90 mm or more is forecast for the duration of three hours.
Local authorities on Thursday toughened distancing guidelines in the greater Seoul area, the southern city of Gwangju and some parts in the eastern Gangwon province.
American snowboarder Amy Purdy took silver in the women’s snowboard cross SB-LL1 at Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Gangwon on Monday, following up on the bronze medal she won when the sport was first trialed at the Paralympics in Sochi in 2014.
A rural community for newcomers in Hongcheon County in Gangwon Province held a class last year that taught people how to make leg warmers from used banners.
"Following the PyeongChang Winter Olympics that ended in success, we expect celebrities would be a big help in promoting tourism to Gangwon Province."
Goseong County in Gangwon is the South’s gateway to Mount Kumgang.