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Shinŭiju Special Administrative Region
Korean Name
McCune-Reischauer	Shinŭiju T'ŭkpyŏl Haengjŏnggu;
Revised Romanization	Sinuiju Teukbyeol Haengjeonggu
Hangul	신의주 특별 행정구
Hanja	新義州特別行政區
Short Name	Shinŭiju (Sinuiju; 신의주; 新義州)
Statistics
Population	?
Area	?
Government	Special Administrative Region
Administrative Divisions	(unknown)
Split from	North P'yŏngan, 2002
Region	Kwansŏ
Dialect	P'yŏngan

Shinŭiju Special Administrative Region is a special administrative region of North Korea, on the border with China. It was established in 2002 near the city of Shinŭiju to try introducing the market economy.

Chinese-Dutch businessman Yang Bin was appointed to be the first governor by the SPA Presidium in 2002. Before he could fill his post he was arrested by Chinese authorities and sentenced to 18 years in prison for tax evasion and other economic crimes.

External links

Basic Law of Sinuiju Special Administrative Region (http://210.145.168.243/pk/184th_issue/2002092803.htm)

Administrative divisions of North Korea
Directly Governed Cities P'yŏngyang \| Rasŏn
Former Directly Governed Cities Ch'ŏngjin \| Hamhŭng \| Kaesŏng \| Namp'o
Special Administrative Regions Kaesŏng Industrial Region \| Kŭmgang-san Tourist Region \| Shinŭiju Special Administrative Region
Provinces Chagang \| North Hamgyŏng \| South Hamgyŏng \| North Hwanghae \| South Hwanghae \| Kangwŏn \| North P'yŏngan \| South P'yŏngan \| Ryanggang

Categories: Politics stubs | North Korea

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Article about "North P'yongan" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (128 words)
	North P'yŏngan (P'yŏngan-bukto; 평안 북도; 平安北道) is a region of North Korea.
	The Shinuiju Special Administrative Region is located in the western corner of the province.
	North Pyŏngan is bounded by water on the west with Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea (called the West Sea by Koreans).

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