North Hwanghae Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

North Hwanghae Province
Korean Name
McCune-Reischauer	Hwanghae-bukto
Revised Romanization	Hwanghaebuk-do
Hangul	황해 북도
Hanja	黃海北道
Short Name	Hwangbuk (Hwangbuk; 황북; 黃北)
Statistics
Population	?
Area	? km²
Capital	Sariwŏn;
Administrative Divisions	3 cities (Shi); 16 counties (Kun)
Split from	Hwanghae, 1954
Dialect	Hwanghae
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North Hwanghae (Hwanghae-bukto) 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 Chik'alshi) became part of North Hwanghae.

Table of contents

1 Administrative Divisions 1.1 References 2 See also

Administrative Divisions

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

• Sariwŏn-shi (사리원시; 沙里院市)
• Kaesŏng-shi (개성시; 開城市) - joined North Hwanghae in 2003
• Songnim-shi (송림시; 松林市)
• Changp'ung-gun (장풍군; 長豐郡) - joined North Hwanghae in 2003
• Hwangchu-gun (황주군; 黃州郡)
• Insan-gun (인산군; 麟山郡)
• 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)
• Singye-gun (신계군; 新溪郡)
• Sinp'yŏng-gun (신평군; 新坪郡)
• Sŏhŭng-gun (서흥군; 瑞興郡)
• Suan-gun (수안군; 遂安郡)
• Tosan-gun (토산군; 兎山郡)
• Ŭnp'a-gun (은파군; 銀波郡)
• Yŏnsan-gun (연산군; 延山郡)
• Yŏntan-gun (연탄군; 燕灘郡)

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

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