Hamgyŏng-namdo

Hamgyŏng-namdo
Chosŏn'gŭl :	함경남도
Hancha :	咸 鏡 南 道
McCune-Reischauer :	Hamgyŏng-namdo
Revised Romanization :	Hamgyeongnam-do
Basic data
Surface:	18,124 km²
Residents:	3,142,515 (as of January 1, 2005)
Population density :	173 inhabitants per km²
Structure :	4 cities ( Si ) 2 districts (1 Ku , 1 Chigu ) 15 counties ( Kun )
Administrative headquarters :	Hamhŭng

Hamgyŏng-namdo (South Hamgyŏng) is a province in North Korea . It was created in 1896 when Hamgyŏng-do Province was divided into Hamgyŏng-pukto and Hamgyŏng-namdo. In 1954, Ryanggang-do Province was split off. The capital of Hamgyŏng-namdo Province is Hamhŭng .

geography

Hamgyŏng-namdo borders in the northeast with Hamgyŏng-pukto , in the east with the Sea of ​​Japan , in the south with Kangwŏn-do , in the north with Ryanggang-do , in the northwest with Chagang-do and in the west with P'yŏngan-namdo .

Administrative division

Hamgyŏng-namdo Province is divided into four cities, two districts and 15 counties.

Cities

• Hamhŭng -shi ( 함흥시 ; 咸興 市 )
• Hŭngnam -shi ( 흥남 시 ; 興 南市 )
• Sinp'o -shi ( 신포 시 ; 新 浦 市 )
• Tanch'ŏn -shi ( 단천 시 ; 端 川 市 )

Districts

• Sutong-gu ( 수 동구 ; 水洞 區 )
• Kŭmho-chigu ( 금호 지구 ; 琴湖 地區 )

Counties

• Changchin-gun ( 장 진군 ; 長 津 郡 )
• Chŏngp'yŏng-gun ( 정평 군 ; 定 平郡 )
• Hamchu-gun ( 함 주군 ; 咸 州郡 )
• Hŏch'ŏn-gun ( 허 천군 ; 虛 川 郡 )
• Hongwŏn-gun ( 홍원 군 ; 洪 原 郡 )
• Riwŏn-gun ( 리 원군 ; 利 原 郡 )
• Kowŏn-gun ( 고원 군 ; 高原 郡 )
• Kŭmya-gun ( 금야 군 ; 金 野 郡 )
• Rakwŏn-gun ( 락원 군 ; 樂園 郡 )
• Puchŏn-gun ( 부전 군 ; 赴 戰 郡 )
• Pukch'ŏng-gun ( 북청군 ; 北 靑 郡 )
• Sinhŭng-gun ( 신흥 군 ; 新興 郡 )
• Tŏksŏng-gun ( 덕성 군 ; 德 城 郡 )
• Yŏngkwang-gun ( 영광군 ; 榮光 郡 )
• Yotŏk-gun ( 요덕 군 ; 耀 德 郡 )

Coordinates: 40 ° 14 '  N , 127 ° 32'  E