South Pyongan Province (; ) is a

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. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of

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until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is

Pyongsong Pyongsong (, , officially Phyongsong) is a city in North Korea, the capital city of South Pyongan province in western North Korea. The city is located about 32 kilometres northeast of Pyongyang, and was formally established in December 1969. It ha ...

Geography

The province is bordered by North Pyongan and Chagang Provinces to the north,

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and Kangwon Provinces to the east and southeast and

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and

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to the south. The

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and Korea Bay are located to the west.

Administrative divisions

South P'yŏngan is divided into 1 special city (''tŭkpyŏlsi''); 5 cities (''si''); 16 counties (''kun''); and 3 districts (1 ''ku'' and 2 ''chigu''). Its administrative divisions are:

Cities

Nampo Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; ), also spelled Namp'o, is a major city in North Korea which is the country's List of cities in North Korea, fourth-largest by population. The city is an important seaport in the country as it lies ...

Special City (남포특별시/; created in 2010) *

(평성시/; the provincial capital, established December 1969) * Anju (안주시/; established August 1987) * Kaechon (개천시/; established August 1990) * Sunchon-si (순천시/; established October 1983) *

Tokchon Tŏkch'ŏn () is a ''si'', or city, in northern South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered by Nyŏngwŏn and Maengsan to the east, Kujang county in North P'yŏngan province to the north, Kaech'ŏn to the west and Pukch'ang to th ...

(덕천시/; established June 1986)

Counties

* Chungsan County (증산군/) * Hoechang County (회창군/) * Maengsan County (맹산군/) * Mundok County (문덕군/) * Nyongwon County (녕원군/) * Onchon County (온천군/) * Pukchang County (북창군/) * Pyongwon County (평원군/) *

Ryonggang County Ryonggang County is a county in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is administered as a part of Namp'o Special City. It is famous for its local apples. Administrative divisions Ryonggang-gun is divided into one town (ŭp) and 10 villa ...

(룡강군/) * Sinyang County (신양군/) * Songchon County (성천군/) * Sukchon County (숙천군/) * Taehung County (대흥군/) * Taedong County (대동군/) * Unsan County (은산군/) * Yangdok County (양덕군/)

Districts

* Chongnam (청남구/) * Tukchang (득장지구/) * Ungok (운곡지구/) The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with

in 2004 and are administered as part of that city: * Chollima-guyok (천리마군/) * Kangso-guyok (강서군/) *

(룡강군/) * Taean-guyok-gun (대안군/) In 2010 the following county was merged with Nampo: * Onchon County (온천군/)

Gallery

File:Heian-Nan Provincial Office.JPG, South Pyongan Provincial Office during

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's period,ruling the province as

Heian'nan-dō , alternatively Heian'nan Province or South Heian Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Pyongyang, Heijō. The province consisted of modern-day South Pyongan, North Korea. Population Number of people by nat ...

References

행정 구역 현황 (''Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang;'')
(in Korean only)

Administrative divisions of North Korea
(in simplified Chinese; used as reference for Hanja) {{Coord missing, North Korea South Pyongan, Provinces of North Korea