South Hamgyong



         


McCune-ReischauerHamgyŏng-namdo Revised RomanizationHamgyeongnam-do Hangul함경 남도 Hanja咸鏡南道 Short NameHamnam (Hamnam;
함남; 咸南) Statistics Population? Area? km² CapitalHamhŭng Administrative Divisions4 cities (Shi);
2 districts
(1 Ku and 1 Chigu);
15 counties (Kun) Split fromHamgyŏng, 1896 RegionKwannam DialectHamgyŏng Location Map

South Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-namdo) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of Hamgyŏng Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Hamhŭng.

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Geography

The province is bordered by Ryanggang to the north, North Hamgyŏng to the northeast, Kangwŏn to the south, and South P'yŏngan to the west. On the east of the province is the East Sea (Sea of Japan).

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Administrative Divisions

South Hamgyŏng is divided into 4 cities ("Shi"), 2 districts (1 "Ku" or "Gu" and 1 "Chigu"), and 15 counties ("Kun").

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Cities

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Districts

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Counties

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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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