North Pyongan Province
North Pyongan Province í‰ì•ˆë¶ë„ | |
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Province | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | í‰ì•ˆë¶ë„ |
• Hanja | å¹³å®‰åŒ—é“ |
• McCune‑Reischauer | P'yÅng'anbuk-to |
• Revised Romanization | Pyeong-anbuk-do |
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Coordinates: 40°06′N 124°24′E / 40.1°N 124.4°ECoordinates: 40°06′N 124°24′E / 40.1°N 124.4°E | |
Country | North Korea |
Region | KwansÅ |
Capital | SinÅiju |
Subdivisions | 3 cities; 22 counties |
Area | |
• Total | 12,191 km2 (4,707 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,728,662 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Dialect | P'yÅngan |
North Pyongan Province (PhyÅnganbukto) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yÅng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is SinÅiju. In 2002, SinÅiju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region.
Geography
The Yalu River forms the northern border with China. The province is also bordered on the east by Chagang Province and on the south by South Pyong'an Province. SinÅiju Special Administrative Region (SinÅiju T'ÅkpyÅl HaengjÅnggu) is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North P'yÅngan in 2002. North P'yÅngan is bounded by water on the west with Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea (called the West Sea by Koreans).
Administrative divisions
North P'yÅngan is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 22 counties ("Kun").
Cities
- SinÅiju (capital)
(ì‹ ì˜ì£¼ì‹œ/新義州市) - ChÅngju
(ì •ì£¼ì‹œ/定州市) - KusÅng
(구성시/龜城市)
Counties
- Ch'angsÅng-gun
(창성군/昌城郡) - Ch'Ålsan-gun
(ì² ì‚°êµ°/éµå±±éƒ¡) - Ch'Ånma-gun
(천마군/天摩郡) - Hyangsan-gun
(향산군/香山郡) - Kujang-gun
(구장군/çƒå ´éƒ¡) - Kwaksan-gun
(곽산군/éƒå±±éƒ¡) - NyÅngbyÅn-gun
(녕변군/寧邊郡) - Pakch'Ån-gun
(박천군/åšå·éƒ¡) - P'ihyÅn-gun
(피현군/枇峴郡) - PyÅkdong-gun
(ë²½ë™êµ°/碧潼郡) - Ryongch'Ån-gun
(룡천군/é¾å·éƒ¡) - Sakju-gun
(ì‚주군/朔州郡) - Sindo-gun
(ì‹ ë„êµ°/薪島郡) - SÅnch'Ån-gun
(ì„ ì²œêµ°/宣å·éƒ¡) - T'aech'Ån-gun
(태천군/æ³°å·éƒ¡) - Taegwan-gun
(대관군/大館郡) - Tongch'ang-gun
(ë™ì°½êµ°/æ±å€‰éƒ¡) - Tongrim-gun
(ë™ë¦¼êµ°/æ±æž—郡) - Ŭiju-gun
(ì˜ì£¼êµ°/義州郡) - UnjÅn-gun
(ìš´ì „êµ°/雲田郡) - Unsan-gun
(ìš´ì‚°êµ°/雲山郡) - YÅmju-gun
(염주군/鹽州郡)
Gallery
References
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Korea Bay | South Pyongan |
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