Kumgang-san Tourist Region
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| Kŭmgang-san Tourist Region | |
|---|---|
| Korean Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | Kŭmgang-san Kwangwang Chigu |
| Revised Romanization | Geumgang-san Gwangwang Jigu |
| Hangul | 금강산 관광 지구 |
| Hanja | 金鋼山觀光地區 |
| Short Name | Kŭmgang-san (Geumgang-san; 금강산; 金鋼山 |
| Statistics | |
| Population | ? |
| Area | ? |
| Government | Tourist Region |
| Split from | Kangwŏn, 2002 |
| Region | Yeongdong |
| Dialect | Kangwŏn |
Kŭmgang-san Tourist Region (Kŭmgang-san Kwangwang Chigu;) is a special administrative region of North Korea. It was established in 2002 to handle South Korean tourist traffic to Kŭmgang-san (Diamond Mountain, the second tallest mountain in North Korea).
Since 1998, South Korea tourists have been allowed to visit Kŭmgang-san, 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.
See also
| Administrative divisions of North Korea | |
|---|---|
| Directly Governed Cities P'yŏngyang | Rasŏn | |
| Former Directly Governed Cities | |
| Special Administrative Regions Kaesŏng Industrial Region | Kŭmgang-san Tourist Region | Shinŭiju Special Administrative Region | |
| Provinces Chagang | North Hamgyŏng | South Hamgyŏng | North Hwanghae | South Hwanghae | Kangwŏn | North P'yŏngan | South P'yŏngan | Ryanggang | |
