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Kwannam

Kwannam
관남 · 關南
Etymology: "South of the Ridge"
Kwannam (dark blue) in Kwanbuk (light blue)
Kwannam (dark blue) in Kwanbuk (light blue)
Country North Korea
 South Korea (claimed)
Divisions1 do, 4 kun, 2 si
DialectsHamgyŏng, Kangwŏn (문화어)
Kwannam
Hangul
관남지방
Hanja
關南地方
Revised RomanizationGwannam jibang
McCune–ReischauerKwannam chibang

Kwannam, or Gwannam (Korean관남), 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.

Etymology

The region occupies most of South Hamgyong Province, so is often referred to as Hamnam (함남) as an abbreviation for the region's primary province. The name Kwannam, however, means "south of the ridge", in reference to the Mach'ŏnryŏng ridge, a part of the greater Hamgyong Mountains, that runs through South Hamgyong.

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