Country North Korea Dialect P'yŏngan Population 2.729 million (2008) Subdivisions 3 | Region Kwansŏ Area 12,191 km² Capital Sinuiju Team Kigwancha Sports Club | |
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North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; [pʰjʌŋ.an.buk̚.t͈o]) is a 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.
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Map of North Pyongan, North Korea
Geography
The Yalu River forms the northern border with China. The province is also bordered on the east by Chagang Province and on the south by South Pyong'an Province. Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region (Sinŭiju T'ŭkpyŏl Haengjŏnggu) is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North P'yŏngan in 2002. North P'yŏngan is bounded by water on the west with Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea (called the West Sea by Koreans).
Administrative divisions
North P'yŏngan is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 22 counties ("Kun").
Cities
(신의주시/新義州市)
(정주시/定州市)
(구성시/龜城市)