Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea

The admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea are organized intae three hierarchical levels. Mony o the units hae equivalents in the seestem o Sooth Korea. At the heichest level are nine provinces, twa directly-govrened ceeties, an three special admeenistrative diveesions. The seicont-level diveesions are ceeties, coonties, wards, an destricts. These are further subdividit intae third-level entities: touns, neighborhuids, veelages, an wirkers' destricts.

The three-level admeenistrative seestem uised in North Korea wis first inauguratit bi Kim Il-sung in 1952, as pairt o a massive restructurin o local govrenment. Previously, the kintra haed uised a multi-level seestem similar tae that still uised in Sooth Korea.

 Provinces 
 Chagang Province (Chagang-do; 자강도; 慈江道)
 North Hamgyŏng Province (Hamgyŏng-pukto; 함경 북도; )
Sooth Hamgyŏng Province (Hamgyŏng-namdo; 함경 남도; )
North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghae-pukto; 황해 북도; )
Sooth Hwanghae Province (Hwanghae-namdo; 황해 남도; )
Kangwŏn Province (Kangwŏndo; 강원도; )
North P'yŏngan Province (P'yŏngan-pukto; 평안 북도; )
Sooth P'yŏngan Province (P'yŏngan-namdo; 평안 남도; )
Ryanggang Province (Ryanggang-do; 량강도; )

 Special Admeenistrative Regions 
Kaesŏng Industrial Region (Kaesŏng Kongŏp Chigu; 개성 공업 지구; )
Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region (Kŭmgangsan Kwan'gwang Chigu; 금강산 관광 지구; )
Sinŭiju Special Admeenistrative Region (Sinŭiju T'ŭkbyŏl Haengjŏnggu; 신의주 특별 행정구; )

 Directly-govrened ceeties 
P'yŏngyang Directly Govrened Ceety (P'yŏngyang Chikhalsi; 평양 직할시; ) - The ceety is classified as a Directly Govrened Ceety (Chikhalsi), no a Special Ceety as Seoul in Sooth Korea.  In fact, the North Korean naitional newspaper an broadcastin say "Pyongyang Chikhalsi".  Some sources, maist o them frae Sooth Korea, refer the ceety as a Special Ceety; housomeivver these are the auld sources.  Mairower, Sooth Korea haes correctit the ceety as a Directly Govrened Ceety, accordin tae a Sooth Korean newspaper in 1994.
Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong) Special Ceety (Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong) Chikhalsi; 라선 (라진-선봉) 직할시; ) - Prior tae 1993 an frae 2004 tae 2009 the ceety haed been pairt o the North Hamgyŏng Province


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