South Pyongan Province

This article is about the province of North Korea. For the hypothetical province claimed by the Republic of Korea, see South Pyeongan Province, Republic of Korea.
South Pyongan Province
—  Province  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 평안남도
 • Hanja 平安南道
 • McCune‑Reischauer P'yŏng'an-namdo
 • Revised Romanization Pyeong-an namdo, 
Country North Korea
Region Kwansŏ
Capital P'yŏngsŏng
Subdivisions 5 cities; 19 counties
Area
 • Total 12,330 km2 (4,760 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 4,051,696
 • Density Bad rounding here330/km2 (Bad rounding here850/sq mi)
Dialect P'yŏngan

South Pyongan Province (Phyeongannamto) 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.

Geography

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.

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Administrative divisions

South P'yŏngan is divided into:

  • 1 special city (Tŭkpyŏlsi); 5 cities (Si); 19 counties (Kun); and 3 districts (1 Ku and 2 Chigu).

Its administrative divisions are:

Cities

Counties

Districts

The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with Nampo in 2004, and are administered as part of that city:

In 2010 the following county was merged with Nampo:[1]

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Gallery

References

  1. ^ Kim So Yeol (February 15, 2011). "North Korea Splits No. 38 and 39 Departments Up Again". Daily NK. Retrieved November 15, 2012. 
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See also

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South Hwanghae Pyongyang North Hwanghae
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Last modified on 22 April 2013, at 13:01