South Pyongan Province Explained

South Pyongan Province
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:Province
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:Chŏsŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:Korean: 평안남도
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info1:Korean: {{linktext|平|安|南|道
Translit Lang1 Type2:McCune-Reischauer
Translit Lang1 Info2:P'yŏng'annam-do
Translit Lang1 Type3:Revised Romanization
Translit Lang1 Info3:Pyeong-annam-do
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kwanso
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Pyongsong
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts:5 cities; 19 counties
Leader Party:WPK
Leader Title:Party Committee Chairman
Leader Name:Kim Tu-il[1]
Leader Title2:Provincial People's Committee Chairman
Leader Name2:Ri Song Pom[2]
Area Total Km2:12,330
Population Total:4,051,696
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Pyongyang Time
Utc Offset:+9
Blank Name Sec1:Dialect
Blank Info Sec1:P'yŏngan

South Pyongan Province (; pronounced as /ko/) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyongsong.

Geography

The province is bordered by North Pyongan and Chagang Provinces to the north, South Hamgyong and Kangwon Provinces to the east and southeast and North Hwanghae Province and Pyongyang to the south. The Yellow Sea and Korea Bay are located to the west.

Administrative divisions

South P'yŏngan is divided into 1 special city (tŭkpyŏlsi); 5 cities (si); 16 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:[3]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Organizational Chart of North Korean Leadership . Seoul. Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification . January 2018. 17 October 2018.
  2. Web site: KCNA Article Farmers of Songhak Farm of DPRK Move into New Houses . 2024-06-02 . KCNA.
  3. Web site: North Korea Splits No. 38 and 39 Departments Up Again. Kim So Yeol. Daily NK. February 15, 2011. November 15, 2012.