| South Pyong'an Province 평안남도 Pyŏngnam-do |
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| 平安南道 Pyeong-an namdo, P'yŏng'an-namdo |
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| Map of North Korea with South Pyong'an highlighted | |
| Government | Province |
| Capital | P'yŏngsŏng |
| Dialect | P'yŏngan |
| Region | Kwansŏ |
| Area | 12,330 km² |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Population | 4,051,696 |
| Cities | 5 |
| Counties | 19 |
South Pyong'an (P'yŏng'annam-do) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is P'yŏngsŏng.
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The province is bordered by North P'yŏng'an and Chagang to the north, South Hamgyŏng and Kangwŏn to the east and southeast, and North Hwanghae and P'yŏngyang to the south. The Yellow Sea and Korea Bay are located to the west.
South P'yŏngan is divided into:
Its administrative divisions are:
The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with Nampo in 2004, and are administered as part of that city:
| North Pyongan | Chagang | South Hamgyong | ||
| Korea Bay | Kangwon-do | |||
| South Pyongan | ||||
| South Hwanghae | Pyongyang | North Hwanghae |
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