Yeongdong (region)

	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

Yeongdong (Korean pronunciation: [jʌŋ.doŋ]; literally "east of the passes") is the name of the region coinciding with eastern Gangwon Province in South Korea and eastern Kangwŏn Province in North Korea.

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.

Regions and administrative divisions of North Korea
Regions	Dongbuk Kwanbuk Kwannam Kwanso Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hwanghae Gyeonggi
Provinces	Chagang North Hamgyong South Hamgyong North Hwanghae South Hwanghae Kangwon North Pyongan South Pyongan Ryanggang
Direct-administered city	Pyongyang
Special cities	Rason Nampo Kaesong
Special administrative regions	Kaesong Kumgang Sinuiju

Regions and administrative divisions of South Korea
Regions	Gyeonggi region Capital area Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hoseo Daejeon-Sejong-Chungnam Chungbuk Honam Yeongnam Daegu-Gyeongbuk Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Southeastern MIR Jeju
Provinces	North Chungcheong South Chungcheong Gangwon Gyeonggi North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang North Jeolla South Jeolla
Special autonomous province	Jeju
Special city	Seoul
Special autonomous city	Sejong
Metropolitan cities	Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Ulsan
The Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces	North Hamgyeong South Hamgyeong Hwanghae North Pyeongan South Pyeongan

Yeongdong (region)

See also