| South Hamgyong Province | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Chosŏn'gŭl |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Korean: 함경남도 |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hancha |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | Korean: 咸鏡南道 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | McCune-Reischauer |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Hamgyŏngnam-do |
| Translit Lang1 Type3: | Revised Romanization |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Hamgyeongnam-do |
| Coordinates: | 40.24°N 127.531°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kwannam |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Hamhung |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts: | 3 cities; 15 counties |
| Leader Party: | WPK |
| Leader Title: | Party Committee Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Kim Chol-Sam[1] |
| Leader Title2: | Provincial People's Committee Chairman |
| Leader Name2: | Kim Yong Sik[2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 18,970 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 3,066,013 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pyongyang Time |
| Utc Offset: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Dialect |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Hamgyong |
South Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngnamdo; pronounced as /ko/) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Hamhung.
The province is bordered by Ryanggang to the north, North Hamgyong to the northeast, Kangwon to the south, and South Pyongan to the west. To the east of the province is the Sea of Japan.
South Hamgyong is divided into three cities ("si"), two districts (one "gu" and one "chigu"), and 15 counties ("gun").[4] These are further divided into villages (ri and dong, with dong also denoting neighborhoods in cities), with each county additionally having one town (up) which acts as its administrative center. These are detailed on each county's individual page. Some cities are also divided into wards known as "guyok", which are administered just below the city level and also listed on the individual page.
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