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
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
Pyonganbuk-do is dividit intae 3 ceeties ("Si") an 22 coonties ("Kun").

Ceeties
 Sinŭiju (caipital)(신의주시/)
 Chongju(정주시/)
 Kusŏng(구성시/)

Coonties
 Ch'angsŏng-gun(창성군/)
 Ch'ŏlsan-gun(철산군/)
 Ch'ŏnma-gun(천마군/)
 Hyangsan-gun(향산군/)
 Kujang-gun(구장군/)
 Kwaksan-gun(곽산군/) Nyongbyon-gun(녕변군/)
 Pakch'ŏn-gun(박천군/)
 P'ihyŏn-gun(피현군/)
 Pyŏkdong-gun(벽동군/)
 Ryongch'ŏn-gun(룡천군/)
 Sakju-gun(삭주군/) Sindo-gun(신도군/)
 Sŏnch'ŏn-gun(선천군/)
 T'aech'ŏn-gun(태천군/)
 Taegwan-gun(대관군/)
 Tongch'ang-gun(동창군/)
 Tongrim-gun(동림군/) Ŭiju-gun(의주군/)
 Unjŏn-gun(운전군/)
 Unsan-gun(운산군/)
 Yŏmju-gun(염주군/)


Category:Provinces o North Korea