North Pyongan Province Explained

North Pyongan Province
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:Province
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:Korean: 평안북도
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info1:Korean: {{linktext|平|安|北|道
Translit Lang1 Type2:McCune-Reischauer
Translit Lang1 Type3:Revised Romanization
Translit Lang1 Info2:P'yŏng'anbuk-to
Translit Lang1 Info3:Pyeong-anbuk-do
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kwansŏ
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sinŭiju
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts:3 cities; 22 counties
Leader Party:WPK
Leader Title:Party Committee Chairman
Leader Name:Park Seong-cheol
Leader Title2:People's Committee Chairman
Leader Name2:Jong Kyong-il[1]
Area Total Km2:12,191
Population Total:2,728,662
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Pyongyang Time
Utc Offset:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:Dialect
Blank Info Sec1:P'yŏngan

North Pyongan Province (also spelled North P'yŏngan; ; pronounced as /ko/) is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern 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 Sinŭiju. In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region.

Geography

The Yalu River forms the northern border with China's Liaoning province. The province is also bordered to the east by Chagang Province and to the south by South Pyong'an Province. The Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North Pyongan in 2002. North Pyongan is surrounded by water to the west with the Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea.

Administrative divisions

North Pyongan is divided into 3 cities (si) and 22 counties (kun). Each entity is listed below in English, Chosŏn'gŭl, and Hancha.

NameChosŏn'gŭlHanchaPopulation
(2008)[2]
Subdivisions
City
Chongju정주시定州市189,74214 dong, 18 ri
Kusong구성시龜城市196,51525 dong, 18 ri
Sinuiju (capital)신의주시新義州市359,34149 dong, 9 ri
County
Changsong County창성군昌城郡26,5771 up, 1 rodongjagu, 15 ri
Cholsan County철산군鐵山郡85,5251 up, 2 rodongjagu, 25 ri
Chonma County천마군天摩郡50,4621 up, 20 ri
Hyangsan County향산군香山郡52,3501 up, 20 ri
Kujang County구장군球場郡139,3371 up, 5 rodongjagu, 22 ri
Kwaksan County곽산군郭山郡97,6601 up, 19 ri
Nyongbyon County녕변군寧邊郡113,8521 up, 1 rodongjagu, 26 ri
Pakchon County박천군博川郡98,1281 up, 1 rodongjagu, 20 ri
Pihyon County피현군枇峴郡110,6371 up, 2 rodongjagu, 21 ri
Pyoktong County벽동군碧潼郡35,6011 up, 19 ri
Ryongchon County룡천군龍川郡135,6341 up, 3 rodongjagu, 19 ri
Sakju County삭주군朔州郡159,7071 up, 6 rodongjagu, 18 ri
Sindo County신도군薪島郡11,8101 up, 2 rodongjagu, 1 ri
Sonchon County선천군宣川郡126,3501 up, 24 ri
Taechon County태천군泰川郡108,8941 up, 1 rodongjagu, 21 ri
Taegwan County대관군大館郡69,5651 up, 22 ri
Tongchang County동창군東倉郡28,6651 up, 1 rodongjagu, 16 ri
Tongrim County동림군東林郡104,6141 up, 2 rodongjagu, 20 ri
Uiju County의주군義州郡110,0181 up, 2 rodongjagu, 17 ri
Unjon County운전군雲田郡101,1301 up, 25 ri
Unsan County운산군雲山郡102,9281 up, 1 rodongjagu, 27 ri
Yomju County염주군鹽州郡113,6201 up, 1 rodongjagu, 22 ri

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: 2009. DPR Korea 2008 Population Census: National Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514111837/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/2010_PHC/North_Korea/Final%20national%20census%20report.pdf. 14 May 2011. 25 November 2020. Central Bureau of Statistics.