North Pyongan



         


McCune-ReischauerP'yŏngan-bukto Revised RomanizationPyeonganbuk-do Hangul평안 북도 Hanja平安北道 Short NameP'yŏngbuk (Pyeongbuk;
평북; 平北) Statistics Population? Area? km² CapitalShinŭiju Administrative Divisions3 cities (Shi);
22 counties (Kun) Split fromP'yŏngan, 1896 RegionKwansŏ Dialect

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

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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. Shinŭiju 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).

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Administrative Divisions

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

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See also


Administrative divisions of North Korea
Directly Governed Cities
P'yŏngyang | Rasŏn
Former Directly Governed Cities

Ch'ŏngjin | Hamhŭng | Kaesŏng | Namp'o

Special Administrative Regions
Kaesŏng Industrial Region | Kŭmgang-san Tourist Region | Shinŭiju Special Administrative Region
Provinces
Chagang | North Hamgyŏng | South Hamgyŏng | North Hwanghae | South Hwanghae | Kangwŏn | North P'yŏngan | South P'yŏngan | Ryanggang






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