South Pyongan Province
South Pyongan Province í‰ì•ˆë‚¨ë„ | |
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Province | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• ChÅsÅn'gÅl | í‰ì•ˆë‚¨ë„ |
• Hancha | 平安å—é“ |
• McCune‑Reischauer | P'yÅng'annam-do |
• Revised Romanization | Pyeong-annam-do |
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Country | North Korea |
Region | Kwanso |
Capital | Pyongsong |
Subdivisions | 5 cities; 19 counties |
Area | |
• Total | 12,330 km2 (4,760 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 4,051,696 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Dialect | P'yÅngan |
South Pyongan Province is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyongsong.
Geography

The province is bordered by North Pyongan and Chagang Provinces to the north, South Hamgyong and Kangwon Provinces to the east and southeast and North Hwanghae Province and Pyongyang to the south. The Yellow Sea and Korea Bay are located to the west.
Administrative divisions
South P'yÅngan is divided into 1 special city (tÅkpyÅlsi); 5 cities (si); 16 counties (kun); and 3 districts (1 ku and 2 chigu).
Its administrative divisions are:
Cities
- Nampo Special City (남í¬íŠ¹ë³„ì‹œ/å—æµ¦ç‰¹åˆ¥å¸‚; created in 2010)
- Pyongsong (í‰ì„±ì‹œ/平城市; the provincial capital, established December 1969)
- Anju (안주시/安州市; established August 1987)
- Kaechon (개천시/ä»·å·å¸‚; established August 1990)
- Sunchon-si (순천시/é †å·å¸‚; established October 1983)
- Tokchon (ë•천시/å¾·å·å¸‚; established June 1986)
Counties
- Chungsan County (ì¦ì‚°êµ°/甑山郡)
- Hoechang County (회창군/檜倉郡)
- Maengsan County (맹산군/åŸå±±éƒ¡)
- Mundok County (문ë•êµ°/文德郡)
- Nyongwon County (ë…•ì›êµ°/寧é 郡)
- Onchon County (온천군/溫泉郡)
- Pukchang County (ë¶ì°½êµ°/北倉郡)
- Pyongwon County (í‰ì›êµ°/平原郡)
- Ryonggang County (룡강군/é¾å²¡éƒ¡)
- Sinyang County (ì‹ ì–‘êµ°/新陽郡)
- Songchon County (성천군/æˆå·éƒ¡)
- Sukchon County (숙천군/è‚…å·éƒ¡)
- Taehung County (대í¥êµ°/大興郡)
- Taedong County (대ë™êµ°/大åŒéƒ¡)
- Unsan County (ì€ì‚°êµ°/殷山郡)
- Yangdok County (ì–‘ë•êµ°/陽德郡)
Districts
- Chongnam (ì²ë‚¨êµ¬/清å—å€)
- Tukchang (ë“장지구/å¾—å ´åœ°å€)
- Ungok (운곡지구/雲谷地å€)
The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with Nampo in 2004 and are administered as part of that city:
- Chollima-guyok (천리마군/åƒé‡Œé¦¬éƒ¡)
- Kangso-guyok (강서군/江西郡)
- Ryonggang County (룡강군/é¾å²¡éƒ¡)
- Taean-guyok-gun (대안군/大安郡)
In 2010 the following county was merged with Nampo:[1]
- Onchon County (온천군/溫泉郡)
Gallery
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South Pyongan Provincial Office during Korea under Japanese rule's period.
See also
References
- í–‰ì • êµ¬ì— í˜„í™© (Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang;) (in Korean only)
- Administrative divisions of North Korea (in simplified Chinese; used as reference for Hanja)
- ↑ Kim So Yeol (February 15, 2011). "North Korea Splits No. 38 and 39 Departments Up Again". Daily NK. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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