Kumgangsan Tourist Region
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| Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region | |
|---|---|
| Korean Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | Kŭmgangsan Kwan'gwang Chigu |
| Revised Romanization | Geumgangsan Gwan-gwang Jigu |
| Hangul | 금강산 관광 지구 |
| Hanja | 金剛山觀光地區 |
| Short Name | Kŭmgangsan (Geumgangsan) 금강산; 金剛山 |
| Statistics | |
| Population | ? |
| Area | ? |
| Government | Tourist Region |
| Split from | Kangwŏn, 2002 |
| Region | Yeongdong |
| Dialect | Kangwŏn |
Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region is a special administrative region of North Korea. It was established in 2002 to handle South Korean tourist traffic to Kŭmgangsan (Diamond Mountain, the second tallest mountain in North Korea).
Since 1998, South Korea tourists have been allowed to visit Kŭmgangsan, travelling usually by cruise ship but on rare occasions by bus. In 2002, the area around the mountain was separated from Kangwŏn Province and organized as a separately administered Tourist Region.
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External links
- Mt. KumGang [1] organizes tours from South Korea to Kumgangsan. Unfortunately the site appears to only be in Korean.
- Hyundai Asan [2] is the company behind the tours.
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See also
| Administrative divisions of North Korea | Image:Flag of North Korea.svg |
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| Directly Governed Cities P'yŏngyang | Rasŏn | |
| Former Directly Governed Cities | |
| Special Administrative Regions Kaesŏng Industrial Region | Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region | Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region | |
| Provinces Chagang | North Hamgyŏng | South Hamgyŏng | North Hwanghae | South Hwanghae | Kangwŏn | North P'yŏngan | South P'yŏngan | Ryanggang | |
ko:금강산관광지구 pl:Region Turystyczny Kŭmgangsan pt:Região Turística de Kumgang-san zh:金刚山