class="apple-converted-space"> Gangwon-do,
on the east coast of South Korea.
It has a population of 229,869 (as of 2006). Gangneung
is the economic centre of the Yeongdongregion
of Gangwon Province. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, such as Jeongdongjin, a very popular area for
watching the sun rise. There is a ROK airbase south of downtown Gangneung
which formerly doubled as a civil airport
