  south pyongan province (phyÅngannamdo) is a province of north korea. the province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former p'yÅng'an province, remained a province of korea until 1945, then became a province of north korea. its capital is p'yÅngsÅng. ==geography== thumb|right|250px|a typical settlement along the main road in the south pyongan province, near pyongsong. the province is bordered by north p'yÅng'an and chagang to the north, south hamgyÅng and kangwÅn to the east and southeast, and north hwanghae and p'yÅngyang to the south. the yellow sea and korea bay are located to the west. ==administrative divisions== south p'yÅngan is divided into: * 1 special city (tÅ­kpyÅlsi); 5 cities (si); 16 counties (kun); and 3 districts (1 ku and 2 chigu). its administrative divisions are: ===cities=== * nampo special city (ë¨í¬í¹ë³ì/{{linktext|å|æµ¦|ç¹å¥å¸
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