Yeongdong (region)

Yeongdong (Korean pronunciation: [jʌŋ.doŋ], Korean pronunciation: [ɾjɔŋ.dɤŋ]) is the eastern, inland region of Gangwon Province, South Korea and Kangwŏn Province, North Korea. It is divided from the coastal Yeongseo region by the Taebaek Mountains. The name yeongdong reflects this distinction; it literally means “east of the passes”.

This article is about the region in eastern Korea. For the county in North Chungcheong, see Yeongdong County.

Yeongdong
Hangul	영동
Hanja	嶺東
Revised Romanization	Yeongdong
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏngdong
North Korean name
Hangul	령동
Hanja	嶺東
Revised Romanization	Ryeongdong
McCune–Reischauer	Ryŏngdong

Gyeongpodae in Gangneung city, which is the biggest city in Yeongdong region

Although Yeongseo describes the western half of the two provinces and Gwandong describes both halves together, "Yeongdong" is used much more frequently in South Korea than either of the other two names, and may be taken loosely to refer to the entire region.

The region's name lends itself to the Yeongdong Railway Line and Yeongdong Expressway, which are major transportation corridors connecting Seoul to Gangwon.

See also

• Regions of Korea
• Yeongnam
• List of Korea-related topics