North Hwanghae Province
Korean name
McCune-Reischauer	Hwanghae-pukto
Revised Romanization	Hwanghaebuk-do
Hangul	황해 북도
Hanja	黃海北道
Short name	Hwangbuk (Hwangbuk; 황북)
Statistics
Population	n/a
Area	n/a
Government	Province
Capital	Sariwŏn
Administrative divisions	3 cities (Si), 16 counties (Kun)
Region	Haesŏ
Dialect	Hwanghae
Location map

North Hwanghae (Hwanghae-pukto) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sariwŏn. The province is bordered by P'yŏngyang and South P'yŏngan to the north, Kangwŏn to the east, Kaesŏng Industrial Region to the south, and South Hwanghae southwest. In 2003, Kaesŏng Directly Governed City (Kaesŏng Chikhalsi) became part of North Hwanghae. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ... Sariwŏn (pronounced sorry one) is the capital of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. ... Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. ... Hwanghae (Hwanghae-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, and one of the thirteen provinces of Korea during the Japanese Colonial Period. ... The Korean language is spoken in a number of different dialects around the Korean peninsula. ... North Hwanghae province, North Korea, from German Wikipedia File links The following pages link to this file: North Hwanghae Categories: GFDL images ... Administrative divisions of North Korea As of 2004, North Korea consisted of two directly-governed cities (Chikalshi; 직할시;直轄市), three special administrative regions with various designations, and nine provinces (Do, singular and plural; 도; 道). These 14 regions are, in turn, divided into a Special... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hwanghae (Hwanghae-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, and one of the thirteen provinces of Korea during the Japanese Colonial Period. ... South Hwanghae (Hwanghae-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... Sariwŏn (pronounced sorry one) is the capital of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. ... Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at (39. ... South Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... Kangwon (Kangwon-do) is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan. ... Kaesŏng Industrial Region (Kaesŏng Kongŏp Chigu) is a special administrative region of North Korea. ... South Hwanghae (Hwanghae-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kaesong city centre Kaesŏng (Gaeseong) is a city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Koryo Dynasty. ...

Administrative Divisions

North Hwanghae is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 16 counties ("Kun").

Cities

• Sariwŏn-si (사리원시; 沙里院市)
• Kaesŏng-si (개성시; 開城市) - joined North Hwanghae in 2003
• Songrim-si (송림시; 松林市)

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Counties

• Changp'ung-gun (장풍군; 長豐郡) - joined North Hwanghae in 2003
• Hwangju-gun (황주군; 黃州郡)
• Kaep'ung-gun (개풍군; 開豐郡) - joined North Hwanghae in 2003
• Koksan-gun (곡산군; 谷山郡)
• Kŭmch'ŏn-gun (금천군; 金川郡)
• Pongsan-gun (봉산군; 鳳山郡)
• P'yŏngsan-gun (평산군; 平山郡)
• Rinsan-gun (린산군; 麟山郡)
• Sin'gye-gun (신계군; 新溪郡)
• Sinp'yŏng-gun (신평군; 新坪郡)
• Sŏhŭng-gun (서흥군; 瑞興郡)
• Suan-gun (수안군; 遂安郡)
• T'osan-gun (토산군; 兎山郡)
• Ŭnp'a-gun (은파군; 銀波郡)
• Yŏnsan-gun (연산군; 延山郡)
• Yŏntan-gun (연탄군; 燕灘郡)

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References

• 행정 구역 현황 (Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang) (in Korean only)
• Administrative divisions of North Korea (in simplified Chinese; used as reference for Hanja)

See also

• List of Korea-related topics