North P'yŏngan Province
Korean name
McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏngan-pukto
Revised Romanization	Pyeonganbuk-do
Hangul	평안 북도
Hanja	平安北道
Short name	P'yŏngbuk (Pyeongbuk; 평북)
Statistics
Population	n/a
Area	12,191 sq km
Government	Province
Capital	Sinŭiju
Administrative divisions	3 cities (Si); 22 counties (Kun)
Region	Kwansŏ
Dialect	P'yŏngan
Location map

North P'yŏngan (P'yŏngan-pukto) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏngan 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. 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. ... SinÅ­iju (SinÅ­iju-si) is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyŏngan Province. ... Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. ... Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. ... The Korean language is spoken in a number of different dialects around the Korean peninsula. ... File links The following pages link to this file: North Pyongan 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... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... SinÅ­iju (SinÅ­iju-si) is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyŏngan Province. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... SinÅ­iju Special Administrative Region (SinÅ­iju TÅ­kbyŏl Haengjeonggu; 신의주 특별 행정구; 新義州特別行政區) is a special administrative region (SAR) of North Korea, on the border with China. ...

Geography

The Yalu River forms the northern border with China. The province is also bordered on the east by Chagang and on the south by South P'yŏngan. 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). The Amnok River, or the Yalu River, is a river on the border between China and North Korea. ... Chagang (Chagang-do) is a province in North Korea. ... South Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... SinÅ­iju (SinÅ­iju-si) is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyŏngan Province. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Korea Bay is located at the north of the Yellow Sea, between Liaoning Province of China and North Pyŏngan Province of North Korea. ... ...

Administrative Divisions

North P'yŏngan is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 22 counties ("Kun").

Cities

• Sinŭiju-si (신의주시; 新義州市)
• Chŏngju-si (정주시; 定州市)
• Kusŏng-si (구성시; 龜城市)

Sinŭiju (Sinŭiju-si) is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyŏngan Province. ... Chongju (North Korea) is a si, or city, in southern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Kusong is a kun, or county, in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. ...

Counties

• Ch'angsŏng-gun (창성군; 昌城郡)
• Ch'ŏlsan-gun (철산군; 鐵山郡)
• Ch'ŏnma-gun (천마군; 天摩郡)
• Hyangsan-gun (향산군; 香山郡)
• Kujang-gun (구장군; 球場郡)
• Kwaksan-gun (곽산군; 郭山郡)
• Nyŏngbyŏn-gun (녕변군; 寧邊郡); see also: Yongbyon Reactors
• Pakch'ŏn-gun (박천군; 博川郡)
• P'ihyŏn-gun (피현군; 枇峴郡)
• Pyŏktong-gun (벽동군; 碧潼郡)
• Ryongch'ŏn-gun (룡천군; 龍川郡)
• Sakchu-gun (삭주군; 朔州郡)
• Sindo-gun (신도군; 薪島郡)
• Sŏnch'ŏn-gun (선천군; 宣川郡)
• T'aech'ŏn-gun (태천군; 泰川郡)
• Taegwan-gun (대관군; 大館郡)
• Tongch'ang-gun (동창군; 東倉郡)
• Tongrim-gun (동림군; 東林郡)
• Ŭiju-gun (의주군; 義州郡)
• Unjŏn-gun (운전군; 雲田郡)
• Unsan-gun (운산군; 雲山郡)
• Yŏmju-gun (염주군; 鹽州郡)

Changsong is a kun, or county, in northern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Cholsan is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Chonma is a kun, or county, in northwestern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Hyangsan is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Kujang is a kun, or county, in southeastern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Kwaksan is a kun, or county, in coastal southern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Nyongbyon or Nyongbyon-gun is a county in North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... North Korea has several nuclear facilities with the potential to produce nuclear fuel for weapons. ... Pakchon is a kun, or county, in southern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Pihyon, also spelled Phihyon, is a kun, or county, in northwestern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Pyoktong is a kun, or county, in northern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Ryongchŏn is a city in North Korea. ... Sakchu is a kun, or county, in northern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Sindo (North Korea) is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Sonchon is a kun, or county, on the coast of the Yellow Sea in west-central North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Taechon, also spelled Thaechon, is a kun, or county, in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Taegwan is a kun, or county, in northeastern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Tongchang is a kun, or county, in northeastern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Tongrim is a kun, or county, in coastal southwestern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Ŭiju is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. ... Unjon is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... Unsan can refer to: Unsan (North Pyongan) (운산군), a county in North Pyongan, North Korea. ... Yomju is a kun, or county, in northwestern North Pyongan province, North Korea, on the coast of the Yellow Sea. ...

See also

• List of Korea-related topics