This is a list of all second-level administrative divisions of North Korea, including ''cities'', ''counties'', ''workers' districts'', ''districts'', and ''wards'', organized by province or directly governed city. DPRK Administrative Divisions

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...
Directly Governed City

* 18 wards (guyok): Chung, Pyongchon, Potonggang,

Moranbong Moranbong or Moran Hill (literally "PeonyHill", often "PeonyPeak") forms a park located in central Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Its summit is the location of the Pyongyang TV Tower. There are multiple monumental structures located o ...

, Sosong, Songyo, Tongdaewon,

Taedonggang Taedonggang is a brand of North Korean beer brewed by the state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company based in Pyongyang. There are four brands of beer marketed as Taedonggang, though the brand known simply as "Taedonggang Beer" is that described ...

, Sadong, Taesong,

Mangyongdae Mangyongdae () is a neighborhood in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean propaganda claims Mangyongdae is the birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, although in his memoirs he wrote that he had been born in the nearby n ...

, Hyongjesan, Ryongsong, Samsok, Ryokpo, Rangnang, Sunan, Unjong * 2 county (kun): Kangdong, Kangnam

Rason Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; ) is a North Korean special city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea. It is in the Kwanbuk region and location of the Rason Special Economic Zon ...
Special City

* 1 ward (guyok): Rajin * 1 county (kun): Sŏnbong

Chagang Province

* 3 cities (si): Kanggye, Hŭich'ŏn, Manp'o * 15 counties (kun): Changgang, Chasŏng, Chŏnch'ŏn, Ch'osan, Chunggang, Hwap'yŏng, Kop'ung, Rangrim, Ryongrim, Sijung, Sŏnggan, Songwŏn, Tongsin,

Usi USI or Usi may stand for: * Usi (food), a starch dish of the Urhobo people of Nigeria * Uši, an album by Czech band Uz jsme doma * Usi County, a county in westernmost Chagang province, North Korea * USI Tech, a suspected ponzi scheme * USI Wirel ...

, Wiwŏn

North Hamgyŏng Province

* 3 cities (si): Ch'ŏngjin, Hoeryŏng,

Kimch'aek Kimch'aek (), formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899. It has a population of 207,699. Etymology The city received its current name in 1951 durin ...

* 12 counties (kun): Myŏnggan, Hwadae,

Kilju Kilju () is the Finnish word for fermented water. It is made of sugar, yeast, and water. Historically, it was called sugar wine. It often has additives such as citrus fruits, apples, berry juices, or artificial flavorings for legal reasons. ...

, Kyŏngsŏng,

Musan Musan County is a county in central North Hamgyong province, North Korea. It borders the People's Republic of China to the north, across the Tumen River. It is divided into one ''ŭp'', six labor districts, and fifteen ''ri''. The county sea ...

Myŏngch'ŏn Myŏngch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county is home to numerous hot springs. Administrative divisions Myŏngch'ŏn County is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 2 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts ...

, Onsŏng, Ŏrang, Puryŏng, Kyŏngwŏn, Kyŏnghŭng, Yŏnsa

South Hamgyŏng Province

* 4 cities (si): Hamhŭng, Hŭngnam, Sinp'o, Tanch'ŏn * 1 district (ku): Sudong * 1 area (chigu): Kŭmho * 15 counties (kun): Changjin, Chŏngp'yŏng, Hamju, Hŏch'ŏn, Hongwŏn, Kowŏn, Kŭmya, Pujŏn, Pukch'ŏng, Ragwŏn, Riwŏn, Sinhŭng, Tŏksŏng, Yŏnggwang, Yodŏk

North Hwanghae Province

* 3 cities (si): Sariwŏn,

Kaesŏng Kaesong (, ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close t ...

(City with special status / Kaesŏng Industrial Region),

Songrim Songrim () is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 128,831 in 2008. Administrative divisions Songrim is divided into 19 ''tong'' (neighbourhoods) and 6 '' ri'' (villages): * Chŏn-dong * C ...

* 19 counties (kun): Changp'ung, Chunghwa,

Hwangju Hwangju County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Hwangju is bordered to the northwest by Sariwŏn, to the northeast by Songrim and Kangnam, to the southwest by Yŏnt'an, to the south by Pongsan, and to the southeast ...

, Kaep'ung, Koksan, Kŭmch'ŏn,

Pongsan Pongsan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Pongsan county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 18 '' ri'' (villages): Transport Pongsan county is served ...

, P'yŏngsan, Rinsan, Sangwŏn, Singye, Sinp'yŏng, Sŏhŭng, Suan, T'osan, Ŭnp'a, Yŏnsan, Yŏnt'an

South Hwanghae Province South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital ...

* 1 city (si):

Haeju Haeju () is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is estimated to be 273,300. At the beginning of the 20th century ...

* 19 counties (kun):

Anak Anak (; he, , homophone to a word for "giant, long neck, necklace"; ) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. His descendants are mentioned in narratives concerning the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a ...

, Chaeryŏng, Changyŏn, Ch'ŏngdan, Kangryong,

Kwail Kwail County is a ''kun'', or county, in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. It faces the Yellow Sea to the west. The economy of the county is based on the production of fruit. Kwail County was created in 1967 from part of Songhwa County, wi ...

, Ongjin, Paech'ŏn, Pongch'ŏn, Pyŏksŏng, Ryongyŏn, Samch'ŏn, Sinch'ŏn, Sinwŏn, Songhwa, T'aet'an, Ŭllyul, Ŭnch'ŏn, Yŏnan

Kangwon Province

* 2 cities (si): Munch'ŏn,

Wŏnsan Wŏnsan (), previously known as Wŏnsanjin (), Port Lazarev, and Genzan (), is a port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on the Sea of Japan and the provincial capital. ...

* 1 special administrative region: Kŭmgangsan Kwan'gwangjigu (Tourist Region) * 15 counties (kun): Anbyŏn, Ch'angdo, Ch'ŏrwŏn, Ch'ŏnnae, Hoeyang, Ich'ŏn, Kimhwa, Kosan, Kosŏng, Kŭmgang, P'an'gyo, Pŏptong, P'yŏnggang, Sep'o, T'ongch'ŏn

North P'yŏngan Province

* 3 cities (si): Sinŭiju, Chŏngju, Kusŏng * 22 counties (kun): Ch'angsŏng, Ch'ŏlsan, Ch'ŏnma,

Hyangsan Hyangsan County is a ''kun'', or county, in North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It was established, following the division of Korea, from portions of Nyŏngbyŏn county. The area of Myohyangsan mountain, which stands on the county's border, ...

Kujang Kujang may refer to: Places * Kujang County, North Pyongan province, North Korea ** Kujang (town) * Kujang, Odisha, India Other uses * Kujang (weapon), a blade weapon native to the Sundanese people of West Java, Indonesia * , a ''Clurit''-class ...

, Kwaksan, Nyŏngbyŏn, Pakch'ŏn, P'ihyŏn, Pyŏktong, Ryongch'ŏn, Sakchu,

Sindo SINDO, is one of many semi-empirical quantum chemistry methods. It stands for symmetric orthogonalised INDO and was developed by K. Jug and coworkers. Like MINDO, it is a development of the INDO method. The main development is the inclusion of d o ...

, Sŏnch'ŏn, T'aech'ŏn, Taegwan, Tongch'ang, Tongrim, Ŭiju, Unjŏn,

Unsan Unsan County is a ''kun'', or county, in eastern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Within the province, it borders Hyangsan in the east, Kujang and Nyŏngbyŏn in the south, and Tongch'ang and T'aech'ŏn in the west. In addition, it ...

, Yŏmju

South P'yŏngan Province

* 6 cities (si): P'yŏngsŏng, Anju, Kaech'ŏn,

Namp'o Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; ), also spelled Namp'o, is the second largest city by population and an important seaport in North Korea, which lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth. ...

(City with special status), Sunch'ŏn, Tŏkch'ŏn * 1 district (ku): Ch'ŏngnam * 2 districts (chigu): Tŭkchang, Ungok * 16 counties (kun): Chungsan, Hoech'ang, Maengsan, Mundŏk, Nyŏngwŏn, Pukch'ang, P'yŏngwŏn, Sinyang, Sŏngch'ŏn, Sukch'ŏn,

Taedong Taedong County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula ...

, Taehŭng, Ŭnsan, Yangdŏk

Ryanggang Province Ryanggang Province (Ryanggangdo; ko, 량강도, ''Ryanggang-do'', ) is a province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, North Hamgyong on the east, South Hamgyong on the south, and Chagang on the west. Ryangg ...

* 2 cities (si):

Hyesan Hyesan () is a city in the northern part of Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre. It is also the administrative centre of Ryanggang Province. As of 2008, the population o ...

Samjiyon Samjiyŏn is a city in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It takes its name from three lakes in the city, which are collectively known as the Samjiyŏn. Samjiyŏn is situated near Mount Paektu, and tour groups fly to the city's airport to see th ...

* 11 counties (kun):

Kapsan Kapsan County is a ''kun'', or county, in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. During the Chosŏn Dynasty, officials who had fallen into disfavour were often sent into internal exile there. Geography Kapsan lies on the eastern edge of the Kaema Pl ...

, Kimjŏngsuk, Kimhyŏnggwŏn,

Kimhyŏngjik Kimhyŏngjik County is a ''kun'' of Ryanggang Province, North Korea. Formerly known as Huch'ang County, it was renamed in 1988 in honour of Kim Hyŏng-jik, the leader of the anti-Japanese liberation movement of Korea. The 2004 Ryanggang explosi ...

, Paegam, Poch'ŏn, P'ungsŏ, Samsu, Taehongdan, Unhŭng

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Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...
Directly Governed City

Rason Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; ) is a North Korean special city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea. It is in the Kwanbuk region and location of the Rason Special Economic Zon ...
Special City

Chagang Province

North Hamgyŏng Province

South Hamgyŏng Province

North Hwanghae Province

South Hwanghae Province South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital ...

Kangwon Province

North P'yŏngan Province

South P'yŏngan Province

Ryanggang Province Ryanggang Province (Ryanggangdo; ko, 량강도, ''Ryanggang-do'', ) is a province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, North Hamgyong on the east, South Hamgyong on the south, and Chagang on the west. Ryangg ...

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Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ... Directly Governed City

Rason Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; ) is a North Korean special city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea. It is in the Kwanbuk region and location of the Rason Special Economic Zon ... Special City

Chagang Province

North Hamgyŏng Province

South Hamgyŏng Province

North Hwanghae Province

South Hwanghae Province South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital ...

Kangwon Province

North P'yŏngan Province

South P'yŏngan Province

Ryanggang Province Ryanggang Province (Ryanggangdo; ko, 량강도, ''Ryanggang-do'', ) is a province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, North Hamgyong on the east, South Hamgyong on the south, and Chagang on the west. Ryangg ...

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Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...
Directly Governed City

Rason Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; ) is a North Korean special city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea. It is in the Kwanbuk region and location of the Rason Special Economic Zon ...
Special City