List of provinces of North Korea

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This is a list of North Korea's provinces .

North Korea is divided into nine provinces. A province ( 도 , 道 ) represents the highest administrative unit in North Korea.

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The population figures come from the 2008 census. An additional 702,372 people live in military camps.

Surname Hangul Hanja ISO population Area size
(km²)		 Population density
(/ km²)		 Capital
Chagang-do 자강도 慈 江 道 KP-04 1,299,830 16,765 77.5 Kanggye
Hamgyŏng-pukto 함경북도 咸 鏡 北 道 KP-09 2,327,362 15,980 145.6 Ch'ŏngjin
Hamgyŏng-namdo 함경남도 咸 鏡 南 道 KP-08 3,066,013 18,534 165.4 Hamhŭng
Hwanghae-pukto 황해북도 黃海 北 道 KP-06 2,113,672 8,153.7 259.2 Sariwon
Hwanghae-namdo 황해남도 黃海南 道 KP-05 2,310,485 8,450.3 273.4 Haeju
Kangwon-do 강원도 江原道 KP-07 1,477,582 11.091 133.2 Wŏnsan
P'yŏngan-pukto 평안 북도 平安 北 道 KP-03 2,728,662 12,680.3 215.2 Sinŭiju
P'yŏngan-namdo 평안 남도 平 安南 道 KP-02 4,051,696 11,890.6 340.7 P'yŏngsŏng
Ryanggang-do 량강 도 兩 江 道 KP-10 719.269 13,880 51.8 Hyesan