North Pyongan

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North P'yŏngan Province
Korean name
McCune-Reischauer P'yŏngan-pukto
Revised Romanization Pyeonganbuk-do
Hangul 평안 북도
Hanja 平安北道
Short name P'yŏngbuk (Pyeongbuk; 평북)
Statistics
Population n/a
Area 12,191 sq km
Government Province
Capital Sinŭiju
Administrative divisions 3 cities (Si);
22 counties (Kun)
Region Kwansŏ
Dialect P'yŏngan
Location map
Map of North Korea highlighting the province (Note: map is not drawn properly)

North P'yŏngan (P'yŏngan-pukto) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏngan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Sinŭiju. In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region.

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[edit] Geography

The Yalu River forms the northern border with China. The province is also bordered on the east by Chagang and on the south by South P'yŏngan. Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region (Sinŭiju T'ŭkpyŏl Haengjŏnggu) is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North P'yŏngan in 2002. North P'yŏngan is bounded by water on the west with Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea (called the West Sea by Koreans).

[edit] Administrative Divisions

North P'yŏngan is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 22 counties ("Kun").

[edit] Cities

[edit] Counties

[edit] See also

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Regions and administrative divisions of North Korea

Regions
Kwanbuk (Kwannam) · Kwansŏ · Kwandong (Ryŏngdong • Ryŏngsŏ) · Haesŏ

Provinces
Chagang · Hambuk · Hamnam · Hwangbuk · Hwangnam · Kangwŏn · North P'yŏngan · South P'yŏngan · Ryanggang

Special administrative regions
Kaesŏng · Kŭmgangsan · Sinŭiju

Directly-governed cities
P'yŏngyang · Rajin-Sŏnbong

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