South Pyongan

South Pyong'an Province
—  Province  —
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	평안남도
• Hanja	平安南道
• McCune‑Reischauer	P'yŏng'an-namdo
• Revised Romanization	Pyeong-an namdo,
Country	North Korea
Region	Kwansŏ
Capital	P'yŏngsŏng
Subdivisions	5 cities; 19 counties
Area
• Total	12,330 km2 (4,760.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	4,051,696
• Density	328.6/km2 (851.1/sq mi)
Dialect	P'yŏngan

South Pyong'an Province (P'yŏng'annam-do) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern 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 P'yŏngsŏng.

Geography

The province is bordered by North P'yŏng'an and Chagang to the north, South Hamgyŏng and Kangwŏn to the east and southeast, and North Hwanghae and P'yŏngyang to the south. The Yellow Sea and Korea Bay are located to the west.

Administrative divisions

South P'yŏngan is divided into:

• 1 special city (Tŭkkŭpsi, not to be confused with Tŭkpyŏlsi, the designation P'yŏngyang, the separately administered national capital); 5 cities (Si); 19 counties (Kun); and 3 districts (1 Ku and 2 Chigu).

Its administrative divisions are:

Cities

• Nampo Special City (남포특급시/南浦特級市; created in 2004)
• Pyongsong (평성시/平城市; the provincial capital, established December 1969)
• Anju (안주시/安州市; established August 1987)
• Kaechon (개천시/价川市; established August 1990)
• Sunchon-si (순천시/順川市; established October 1983)
• Tokchon (덕천시/德川市; established June 1986)

Counties

• Chungsan-gun (증산군/甑山郡)
• Hoechang-gun (회창군/檜倉郡)
• Maengsan-gun (맹산군/孟山郡)
• Mundok-gun (문덕군/文德郡)
• Nyongwon-gun (녕원군/寧遠郡)
• Onchon-gun (온천군/溫泉郡)
• Pukchang-gun (북창군/{北倉郡)
• P'yŏngwŏn-gun (평원군/平原郡)
• Sinyang-gun (신양군/新陽郡)
• Songchon-gun (성천군/成川郡)
• Sukchon-gun (숙천군/肅川郡)
• Taehung-gun (대흥군/大興郡)
• Taedong-gun (대동군/大同郡)
• Unsan-gun (은산군/殷山郡)
• Yangdok-gun (양덕군/陽德郡)

Districts

• Chongnam-gu (청남구/清南區)
• Tukchang-jigu (득장지구/得場地區)
• Ungok-chigu (운곡지구/雲谷地區)

The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with Nampo in 2004, and are administered as part of that city:

• Chollima-gun (천리마군/千里馬郡)
• Kangso-gun (강서군/江西郡)
• Ryonggang-gun (룡강군/龍岡郡)
• Taean-gun (대안군/大安郡)

Gallery

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  South Pyongan Provincial Office during Korea under Japanese rule's period.

References

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

See also

• Geography of North Korea