Ryanggang



         


Ryanggang Province
Korean Name
McCune-Reischauer Ryanggang-do
Revised Romanization Yanggang-do
Hangul 량강도
Hanja 兩江道
Short Name Ryanggang (Yanggang;
량강; 兩江)
Statistics
Population  ?
Area  ? km²
Capital Hyesan
Administrative Divisions 1 cities ("Shi");
11 counties ("Kun")
Split From South Hamgyŏng, 1954
Region Kwannam
Dialect

Raynggang (Ryanggang-do) is a province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China on the north, North Hamgyong on the east, South Hamgyong on the south, and Chagang on the west. Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyŏng. The provincial capital is Hyesan. In South Korean usage, "Ryanggang" is spelled and pronounced as "Yanggang."

An explosion and mushroom cloud was reportedly detected in Kimhyŏngjik-gun on September 9, 2004, the 56th anniversary of the creation of North Korea. This was reported a few days later on September 12. See Ryanggang explosion.

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Administrative Divisions

Ryanggang is divided into 1 city ("Shi") and 11 counties ("Kun").

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References

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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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