Hwanghae-namdo

Hwanghae-namdo
Chosŏn'gŭl :	황해남도
Hancha :	黃海南 道
McCune-Reischauer :	Hwanghae-namdo
Revised Romanization :	Hwanghaenam-do
Basic data
Surface:	8,728 km²
Residents:	2,560,408 (as of January 1, 2005)
Population density :	293 inhabitants per km²
Structure :	1 city ( Si ) 19 counties ( Kun )
Administrative headquarters :	Haeju

Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae) is a province in North Korea . It was created in 1954 when the province of Hwanghae-do was divided into Hwanghae-pukto and Hwanghae-namdo. The capital of the province is Haeju .

geography

The province borders South Korea to the south, the Yellow Sea to the west, the P'yŏngan-namdo province to the north and the Hwanghae-pukto province to the east .

Administrative division

Administrative division of the province

The province of Hwanghae-namdo is divided into one city and 19 districts.

city

• Haeju-si ( 해주시 ; 海 州市 )

Counties

• Anak-gun ( 안악 군 ; 安岳 郡 )
• Paekch'ŏn-gun ( 백천 군 ; 白 川 郡 )
• Pongch'ŏng-gun ( 봉천 군 ; 峰 泉 郡 )
• Pyŏksŏng-gun ( 벽 성군 ; 碧 城 郡 )
• Chaeryŏng-gun ( 재령 군 ; 載 寧 郡 )
• Changyŏn-gun ( 장연 군 ; 長 淵 郡 )
• Ch'ŏngdan-gun ( 청 단군 ; 靑 丹 郡 )
• Kangryŏng-gun ( 강령군 ; 康 翎 郡 )
• Kwail-gun ( 과일군 ; 瓜 飴 郡 )
• Ongjin-gun ( 옹진군 ; 甕 津 郡 )
• Samch'ŏn-gun ( 삼천 군 ; 三 泉 郡 )
• Sinch'ŏn-gun ( 신천 군 ; 信 川 郡 )
• Sinwŏn-gun ( 신원 군 ; 新 院 郡 )
• Songhwa-gun ( 송화 군 ; 松 禾 郡 )
• T'aet'an-gun ( 태 탄군 ; 苔 灘 郡 )
• Ŭnryul-gun ( 은 률군 ; 殷 栗 郡 )
• Ŭnch'ŏn-gun ( 은천 군 ; 銀泉 郡 )
• Yŏnan-gun ( 연안군 ; 延安 郡 )
• Ryongyŏn-gun ( 룡 연군 ; 龍淵 郡 )

economy

Hwanghae-namdo is supplied with electricity by the Pukchang coal-fired power station in the neighboring province of P'yŏngan-namdo .

Web links

Commons : Hwanghae-namdo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 0 '  N , 125 ° 30'  E