Hamgyŏng-pukto

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Hamgyŏng-pukto
Chosŏn'gŭl : 함경북도
Hancha : 咸 鏡 北 道
McCune-Reischauer : Hamgyŏng-pukto
Revised Romanization : Hamgyeongbuk-do
Basic data
Surface: 16,365 km²

Residents: 2,327,362 (as of October 1, 2008)
Population density : 142 inhabitants per km²
Structure :
  • 4 cities ( Si ) * 12 counties ( Kun )
Administrative headquarters : Ch'ŏngjin
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Hamgyŏng-pukto (North Hamgyŏng) is a province in North Korea . It was created in 1896 when Hamgyŏng-do Province was divided into Hamgyŏng-pukto and Hamgyŏng-namdo . The capital of Hamgyŏng-pukto Province is Ch'ŏngjin . 2.3 million people live in the province (2008 census).

geography

Hamgyŏng-pukto borders in the north on the People's Republic of China and Russia , in the east on the Sea of ​​Japan , in the south-west on the province Hamgyŏng-namdo and in the west on the province Ryanggang-do .

history

The Hwasŏng and Haengyŏng Detention Centers are located in the province . Approximately 60% of the after South Korea had fled Koreans come from this province.

In October 2006, the first North Korean nuclear weapon detonation was carried out in the south of the province . There was initially different information about the exact location of the experiment.

Severe flooding occurred in the province at the end of August 2015 .

Administrative division

The Hamgyŏng-pukto province is divided into three cities and twelve districts. In 1993, the city of Rajin ( Rajin-shi ; 라진 시 ; 羅 津市 ) and the district of Sŏnbong ( Sŏnbong-gun ; 선봉군 ; 先鋒 郡 ) were separated from the province of Hamgyŏng-pukto and merged into Rajin-Sŏnbong, a city under central administration the government . In 2000 the city was renamed Rasŏn ( Rasŏn Chik'alshi ; 라선 직할시 ; 羅 先 直轄市 ). Before January 2005, Rasŏn was reintegrated. In 2010 it was declared a "Special City" ( T'ŭkpyŏlsi ; 특별시 , 特別 市 ).

Cities

  • Ch'ŏngjin -shi ( 청진 시 ; 淸 津市 )
    • Ch'ŏngam-guyŏk ( 청암 구역 ; 青岩 區域 )
    • P'ohang-guyŏk ( 포항 구역 ; 浦 港 區域 )
    • Puyun-guyŏk ( 부윤 구역 ; 富潤 區域 )
    • Ranam-guyŏk ( 라남 구역 ; 羅南 區域 )
    • Sinam-guyŏk ( 신암 구역 ; 新 岩 區域 )
    • Songp'yŏng-guyŏk ( 송평 구역 ; 松坪 區域 )
    • Sunam-guyŏk ( 수남 구역 ; 水 南 區域 )
  • Hoeryŏng -shi ( 회령시 ; 會 寧 市 )
  • Kimch'aek -shi ( 김책시 ; 金 策 市 )
  • Special city Rasŏn ( 라선 특별시 ; 羅 先 特別 市 )
    • Rajin -guyŏk ( 라진 구역 ; 羅 津 區域 )
    • Sŏnbong-gun ( 선봉군 ; 先鋒 郡 )

Counties

  • Hwasŏng-gun ( 화성 군 ; 化 城 郡 )
  • Hwatae-gun ( 화 대군 ; 花 臺 郡 )
  • Kilchu-gun ( 길 주군 ; 吉 州郡 )
  • Kyŏngsŏng-gun ( 경성 군 ; 鏡 城 郡 )
  • Musan-gun ( 무산군 ; 茂山 郡 )
  • Myŏngch'ŏn-gun ( 명 천군 ; 明川 郡 )
  • Onsŏng-gun ( 온성군 ; 穩 城 郡 )
  • Ŏrang-gun ( 어 랑군 ; 漁 郞 郡 )
  • Puryŏng-gun ( 부령 군 ; 富 寧 郡 )
  • Saepyŏl-gun ( 새별 군 ; 賽 別 郡 )
  • Ŭntŏk-gun ( 은덕 군 ; 恩德 郡 )
  • Yŏnsa-gun ( 연사 군 ; 延 社 郡 )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Korea (Dem. VR): Provinces & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
  2. ↑ 통일부 (Ministry of Unification): Policy on North Korean Defectors ( en ) 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Magnitude 4.3 — North Korea (2006 October 09 1:35:28 UTC) . United States Geological Survey (USGS). October 9, 2010. Accessed April 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ 북핵 실험 상평리 와 풍계리 는 어떤 곳? in: hani.co.kr (Korean).
  5. ↑ kyodo.co.jp ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Japanese).  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / home.kyodo.co.jp
  6. ↑ Park In Ho: Rasun Becomes Special City. In: Daily NK . January 5, 2010, accessed March 28, 2013 .

Coordinates: 41 ° 54 '  N , 129 ° 24'  E