Kwannam

Kwannam 관남 · 關南
Region of North Korea
Etymology: "South of the Ridge"
Kwannam (dark blue) in Kwanbuk (light blue)
Country	North Korea South Korea (claimed)
Divisions	1 do, 4 kun, 2 si
Dialects	Hamgyŏng, Kangwŏn (문화어)

Kwannam
Hangul	관남지방
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.

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.