South Pyongan Province ( Korean : 평안남도 ; MR : Phyŏngannamdo ; IPA: [pʰjʌŋanːamdo] ) is a province of North Korea . The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province , remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyongsong .
3-574: The province is bordered by North Pyongan and Chagang Provinces to the north, South Hamgyong and Kangwon Provinces to the east and southeast and North Hwanghae Province and Pyongyang to the south. The Yellow Sea and Korea Bay are located to the west. 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: The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with Nampo in 2004 and are administered as part of that city: In 2010
6-434: A province of North Korea. Its capital is Sinŭiju . In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region —near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region. The Yalu River forms the northern border with China 's Liaoning province. The province is also bordered to the east by Chagang Province and to the south by South Pyong'an Province . The Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region
9-431: The following county was merged with Nampo: North Pyongan Province North Pyongan Province (also spelled North P'yŏngan ; Korean : 평안북도 ; MR : Phyŏnganbukto ; IPA: [pʰjʌŋanbuk̚t͈o] ) is a western province of North Korea . The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province , remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became
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