North Pyongan Province
Pyonganbuk-do (North Pyongan) is a province o North Korea. The province wis formed in 1896 frae the northren hauf o the umwhile P'yŏngan Province, remained a province o Korea till 1945, then became a province o North Korea. Its caipital is Sinŭiju. In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Admeenistrative Region—near the ceety o Sinuiju—wis established as a separately govrened Special Admeenistrative Region.
Geography
[eedit | eedit soorce]The Yalu River forms the northren border wi Cheenae. The province is an aw bordered on the east bi Chagang an on the sooth bi Pyongannam-do. Sinŭiju Special Admeenistrative Region (Sinŭiju T'ŭkpyŏl Haengjŏnggu) is locatit in the wastren corner o the province, an wis creatit as an admeenistrative entity separate frae Pyonganbuk-do in 2002. Pyonganbuk-do is bundit bi watter on the wast wi Korea Bay an the Yellae Sea (cried the Wast Sea bi Koreans).
Admeenistrative diveesions
[eedit | eedit soorce]Pyonganbuk-do is dividit intae 3 ceeties ("Si") an 22 coonties ("Kun").
Ceeties
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