P'yŏngan-pukto

P'yŏngan-pukto
Chosŏn'gŭl :	평안 북도
Hancha :	平安 北 道
McCune-Reischauer :	P'yŏngan-pukto
Revised Romanization :	Pyeonganbuk-do
Basic data
Surface:	12,377 km²
Residents:	2,400,595 (as of January 1, 2005)
Population density :	194 inhabitants per km²
Structure :	3 cities ( Si ) 22 counties ( Kun )
Administrative headquarters :	Sinŭiju-shi

P'yŏngan-pukto (North P'yŏngan) is a province in North Korea . It was created in 1896 as a result of the division of the province of P'yŏngan-do into P'yŏngan-pukto and P'yŏngan-namdo . In 1949 , Chagang-do Province was split off. The capital of the province is Sinŭiju-shi .

geography

The province borders in the southwest on the Yellow Sea , in the northwest on the People's Republic of China and Special Administrative Region Sinŭiju , in the northeast on Chagang-do and in the southeast on P'yŏngan-namdo .

Administrative division

The province of P'yŏngan-pukto is divided into three cities and 22 counties. In 2002 , parts of the city of Sinŭiju and parts of the districts of Ch'ŏlsan, Ŭichu and Yŏmchu were separated from the province, forming the Special Administrative Region of Sinŭiju.

Cities

• Chŏngju-shi ( 정주 시 ; 定 州市 )
• Kusŏng-shi ( 구성 시 ; 龜 城市 )
• Sinŭiju-shi ( 신의주 시 ; 新 義 州市 )

Counties

• Ch'angsŏng-gun ( 창 성군 ; 昌 城 郡 )
• Ch'ŏlsan-gun ( 철산 군 ; 鐵山 郡 )
• Ch'ŏnma-gun ( 천마 군 ; 天 摩 郡 )
• Hyangsan-gun ( 향산 군 ; 香山 郡 )
• Kujang-gun ( 구 장군 ; 球場 郡 )
• Kwaksan-gun ( 곽산 군 ; 郭 山 郡 )
• Nyŏngbyŏn-gun ( 녕 변군 ; 寧邊 郡 )
• Pakch'ŏn-gun ( 박 천군 ; 博川 郡 )
• P'ihyŏn-gun ( 피 현군 ; 枇 峴 郡 )
• Pyŏktong-gun ( 벽 동군 ; 碧 潼 郡 )
• Ryongch'ŏn-gun ( 룡천군 ; 龍川 郡 )
• Sakchu-gun ( 삭 주군 ; 朔州 郡 )
• Sindo-gun ( 신도 군 ; 薪 島 郡 )
• Sŏnch'ŏn-gun ( 선 천군 ; 宣 川 郡 )
• T'aech'ŏn-gun ( 태천 군 ; 泰川 郡 )
• Taegwan-gun ( 대관 군 ; 大 館 郡 )
• Tongch'ang-gun ( 동창 군 ; 東 倉 郡 )
• Tongrim-gun ( 동림 군 ; 東 林 郡 )
• Ŭiju-gun ( 의 주군 ; 義 州郡 )
• Unjŏn-gun ( 운전 군 ; 雲 田 郡 )
• Unsan-gun ( 운산 군 ; 雲山 郡 )
• Yŏmju-gun ( 염주 군 ; 鹽 州郡 )

Coordinates: 40 ° 6 '  N , 124 ° 36'  E