North Pyongan Province

North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; Korean pronunciation: [pʰjʌŋ.an.buk̚.t͈o], also spelled North P'yŏngan), written before 1925 in English as Yeng Byen[2][3]) is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern 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 Sinŭiju. In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region.

This article is about the province of North Korea. For the hypothetical province claimed by the Republic of Korea, see North Pyeongan Province, Republic of Korea.
North Pyongan Province

평안북도
Province
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl평안북도
 • Hancha平安北道
 • McCune‑ReischauerP'yŏng'anbuk-to
 • Revised RomanizationPyeong-anbuk-do
Coordinates: 40.1°N 124.4°E / 40.1; 124.4
CountryNorth Korea
RegionKwansŏ
CapitalSinŭiju
Subdivisions3 cities; 22 counties
Government
 • Party Committee ChairmanMun Kyong-dok (WPK)
 • People's Committee ChairmanJong Kyong-il[1]
Area
 • Total12,191 km2 (4,707 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total2,728,662
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)
DialectP'yŏngan

Geography

The Yalu River forms the northern border with China's Liaoning province. The province is also bordered on the east by Chagang Province and on the south by South Pyong'an Province. The Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North Pyongan in 2002. North Pyongan is bounded by water on the west with Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea.

Administrative divisions

North Pyongan is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 22 counties ("Kun").

All parenthetical entries given in Chosŏn'gŭl / Hancha format.

Cities

Counties
  • North Pyongan Provincial Office during Japanese rule in Korea
  • A Korean Confucianist temple with offerings in Sinuiju, circa 1909
  • An aerial view of downtown Sinuiju - North Pyongan's capital
  • The North Korean Coastguard in Sinuiju
  • A street in Sinuiju when it was under Japanese control

References
  1. "Organizational Chart of North Korean Leadership" (PDF). Seoul: Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification. January 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. "Yeng-byen, North Pyongan Province, North Korea". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  3. Minutes of the Korea Annual Conference. Seoul, South Korea: The Fukuin Printing Company. 1914. p. 27. External link in |title= (help)
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