Place:Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea

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NameGangneung
Alt namesKangnŭngsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Koryosource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 459
TypeCity
Coordinates37.8°N 127.867°E
Located inGangwon-do, South Korea
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Gangneung is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017). Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of Gangwon-do. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, such as Jeongdongjin, a very popular area for watching the sun rise, and Gyeongpo Beach. There is an ROKAF airbase south of downtown Gangneung that formerly doubled as a civil airport.

The city hosted all the ice events for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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