North Hwanghae Province

North Hwanghae (Hwanghaebuk-do) is a province o North Korea. The province wis formed in 1954 when the umwhile Hwanghae Province wis split intae North an Sooth Hwanghae. The provincial caipital is Sariwon. The province is bordered bi Pyongyang an Sooth Pyongan tae the north, Kangwon tae the east, Kaesong Industrial Region tae the sooth, an Hwanghaenam-do soothwast. In 2003, Kaesong Directly Govrened Ceety (Kaesong Chikhalsi) became pairt o North Hwanghae.

 Admeenistrative diveesions 
Hwanghaebuk-do is dividit intae 3 ceeties ("si") an 19 coonties ("kun"). Three o these coonties (Chunghwa, Kangnam, an Sangwon) were addit tae the province in 2010 efter being split frae Pyongyang.

 Ceeties 
 Sariwon (caipital)  사리원시/
 Kaesong  개성시/
 Songrim  송림시/

 Special Admeenistrative Regions 
 Kaesong Industrial Region  개성공업지구/

 Coonties 
 Changpung Coonty  장풍군/
 Chunghwa Coonty 중화군/
 Hwangju Coonty  황주군/
 Kaepung Coonty  개풍군/
 Kangnam Coonty  강남군/ Koksan Coonty  곡산군/
 Kumchon Coonty  금천군/
 Pongsan Coonty  봉산군/
 Pyongsan Coonty  평산군/
 Rinsan Coonty  린산군/ Sangwon Coonty  상원군/
 Singye Coonty  신계군/
 Sinpyong Coonty  신평군/
 Sohung Coonty  서흥군/
 Suan Coonty  수안군/ Tosan Coonty  (토산군/
 Unpa Coonty  은파군/
 Yonsan Coonty  연산군/
 Yontan Coonty  연탄군/

 Cultur 
 Historic landmarks 
Hwanghaebuk-do is full o mony historical relics as the steid o the Koryo-dynasty caipital at Kaesong, a depository for mony famous historic relics. The province is an aw hame tae the tombs o mony o the Koryo monarchus, the maist famous being the tombs o kings Taejo an Kongmin, though others are spread throughoot Kaesong an Kaepung county. Kaesong an aw hooses the Koguryo-era Taehungsan Fortress, built tae protect the kinrick's caipital at Pyongyang an enclosin the famous Kwanum Temple. Nearbi tae Sariwin is the famous Jongbangsan Fortress, anither Koguryo satellite for the defense o Pyongyang. This fortress encompasses the 9t-century Songbulsa Buddhist temple, ane o the auldest an maist picturesque in the kintra.

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 행정 구역 현황 (Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang)  (in Korean only)
 http://nk.joins.com/map/i223.htm
 http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200605/news05/11.htm 


Category:Provinces o North Korea