North Hwanghae Province

  • Two cities ( Si)
  • 16 counties ( Kun)

Hwanghae- pukto is a province in North Korea. It was created in 1954 by splitting the former province of Hwanghae -do in the two provinces of Hwanghae- pukto and Hwanghae. Provincial capital is sariwon.

Geography

The province is bordered on the east by Kangwŏn -do, on the north by P'yŏngan - namdo and Pyongyang, to the west by the Yellow Sea, on the southeast by Hwanghae and south to the Kaesong Industrial Zone, a special administrative region of North Korea.

Administrative divisions

The province of Hwanghae- pukto divided in three cities and 16 counties. 2003, the counties Changp'pung -gun and Kaep'ung -gun, and the city of Kaesong were incorporated by Hwanghae- pukto. Previously, these administrative units were part of the special administrative region Kaesong, which was then dissolved. Your remaining parts, including a part of the city Kaesong, now form the Special Administrative Region Kaesong industrial zone.

  • Sariwon ( 사리원 시 ;沙 里 院 市)
  • Kaesong -si ( 개성시 ;开 城市) - 2003 incorporated, previously part of the special administrative region Kaesong
  • Songnim ( 송림 시 ;松林 市)

Counties

  • Changp'ung -gun ( 장풍군 ;长丰 郡) - 2003 incorporated, previously part of the special administrative region Kaesong
  • Hwangju -gun ( 황 주군 ;黄 州郡)
  • Rinsan -gun ( 린 산군 ;麟 山 郡)
  • Kaep'ung -gun ( 개풍군 ;开 丰 郡) - 2003 incorporated, previously part of the special administrative region Kaesong
  • Koksan -gun ( 곡산 군 ;谷 山 郡)
  • Pongsan -gun ( 봉산 군 ;凤山 郡)
  • P'yŏngsan -gun ( 평산 군 ;平 山 郡)
  • Singye -gun ( 신계 군 ;新 溪 郡)
  • Sŏhŭng -gun ( 서흥군 ;瑞兴 郡)
  • Ŭnp'a -gun ( 은파 군 ;银 波 郡)
  • Yŏnsan -gun ( 연산군 ;延 山 郡)
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