North P'y?ngan (P'y?ngan-pukto) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'y?ngan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Sin?iju. In 2002, Sin?iju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region.

Geography

The Yalu River forms the northern border with China. The province is also bordered on the east by Chagang and on the south by South P'y?ngan. Sin?iju Special Administrative Region (Sin?iju T'?kpy?l Haengj?nggu) is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North P'y?ngan in 2002. North P'y?ngan is bounded by water on the west with Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea (called the West Sea by Koreans).

Administrative divisions

North P'y?ngan is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 22 counties ("Kun").

Cities

• Sin?iju (capital)
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• Ch?ngju
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• Kus?ng
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Counties

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