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Region of Gangwon Province, North Korea

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North Korean name
Yeongseo
Hangul	영서
Hanja	嶺西
Revised Romanization	Yeongseo
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏngsŏ
Hangul	령서
Hanja	嶺西
Revised Romanization	Ryeongseo
McCune–Reischauer	Ryŏngsŏ

Skyline of Wonju, which is the biggest city in Yeongseo region

Soyang River and Soyang 2 Bridge in the city of Chuncheon, which has provincial office of Gangwon province.

Yeongseo (Korean pronunciation: [jʌŋ.sʌ], Korean pronunciation: [ɾjɔŋ.sɔ]) is the western, inland region of Gangwon Province, South Korea and Kangwon Province, North Korea. It is divided from the coastal Yeongdong region by the Taebaek Mountains. The name yeongseo reflects this distinction; it literally means “west of the passes”. The region is marked by high plateaus and mountains, with deep valleys. The Han and Nakdong Rivers both have their headwaters in this region. Agriculture in Yeongseo was traditionally carried out by slash-and-burn methods, but in modern times this has largely been replaced by other techniques, including high-altitude shiitake farming.

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Gangwon Province profile of Yeongseo and Yeongdong

v t e Regions and administrative divisions of North Korea
Regions	Kwanbuk Kwannam Kwandong Ryongdong Ryongso Kyonggi Haeso Kwanso
Provinces	Chagang Kangwon North Hamgyong North Hwanghae North Pyongan Ryanggang South Hamgyong South Hwanghae South Pyongan
Direct-administered city	Pyongyang
Special cities	Kaesong Nampo Rason
Special administrative regions (abolished)	Kaesong Kumgang Sinuiju

v t e Regions and administrative divisions of South Korea
Regions	Gyeonggi Seoul Metropolitan Area Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hoseo Daejeon–Sejong–Chungnam Chungbuk Honam Yeongnam Daegu–Gyeongbuk Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam Southeastern MIR Jeju
Provinces	North Chungcheong South Chungcheong Gyeonggi North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang South Jeolla (Claimed five Northern Korean Provinces)
Special self-governing province and States	Jeju Gangwon Jeonbuk
Special city	Seoul
Special self-governing city	Sejong
Metropolitan cities	Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Ulsan

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