Kwannam
관남 · 關南 | |
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Etymology: "South of the Ridge" | |
Country | North Korea South Korea (claimed) |
Divisions | 1 do, 4 kun, 2 si |
Dialects | Hamgyŏng, Kangwŏn (문화어) |
Kwannam | |
Hangul | 관남지방 |
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Hanja | 關南地方 |
Revised Romanization | Gwannam jibang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwannam chibang |
Kwannam, or Gwannam (Korean: 관남), is a subregion of Kwanbuk, a region of Korea, in the northeast of the peninsula. Kwannam traditionally encompasses South Hamgyŏng Province and Wŏnsan and Munch'ŏn Cities and Ch'ŏnnae, Pŏptong, Kosan, and Anbyŏn Counties of Kangwŏn Province in North Korea.