North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; , also spelled North P'yŏngan), is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former

P'yŏng'an Pyeong-an Province (, ) was one of Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Pyeong'an was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Pyeongyang (now Pyongyang, North Korea). History Pyeong'an Province was formed in ...

Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is

Sinŭiju Sinŭiju (''Sinŭiju-si'', ; known before 1925 in English as Yeng Byen City) is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province. Part of ...

. 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

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province. The province is also bordered on the east by

Chagang Province Chagang Province (Chagangdo; ) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was ...

and on 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 bounded by water on the west with

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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 The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's Revised Romanization of Korean, standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system f ...

, and Hanja.

Gallery

File:Heian-Hoku Provincial Office.JPG, North Pyongan Provincial Office during Japanese rule in Korea File:Scenes from every land, second series; a collection of 250 illustracions picturing the people, natural phenomena, and animal life in all parts of the world. With one map and a bibliography of (14580635387).jpg, A Korean Confucianist temple with offerings in Sinuiju, circa 1909 File:Aerial view of Downtown Sinuiju.jpg, An aerial view of downtown Sinuiju - North Pyongan's capital File:North Korea - Coastguard in Sinuiju (6146710835).jpg, The North Korean Coastguard in Sinuiju File:Postcard of Docho-Dori Street in Sinuiju (1930s).jpg, A street in Sinuiju when it was under Japanese control

References

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