North Hamgyong Province
Abbreviations: 함북
Chosŏn'gŭl : 함경 북도 Hancha : 咸鏡北道 McCune-Reischauer : Hamgyŏng-pukto Revised Romanization : Hamgyeongbuk-do
Map of North Korea with North Hamgyong highlighted
Government	Province
Capital	Ch'ŏngjin
Dialect	Hamgyŏng
Region	Kwanbuk
Area	20,345 km²
Population  (????)
- Population	1,205,000
Cities	4
Counties	13

North Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-pukto) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyŏng Province.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Administrative divisions 2.1 Cities 2.2 Counties 3 See also

[edit] Geography

The province is bordered by China on the north, South Hamgyong on the southwest, and Ryanggang on the west. On the east is the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). There is also a short border with Russia. Rasŏn Directly Governed City, in the northeast corner of the province, was separated from North Hamgyŏng in 1993. The province is home to the Musudan-ri rocket launching site, and was formerly the site of the Onsong concentration camp. In 2004 Rasŏn got reabsorb back into the province, but since 2006 Rasŏn is again a Directly Governed City..

[edit] Administrative divisions

North Hamgyŏng is divided into 4 cities ("Si") and 13 counties ("Kun"). Two of these 4 cities (Ch'ŏngjin) is further divided into 7 wards ("Kuyeok") and (Rasŏn) is further divided into 1 wards ("Kuyeok") and 1 counties ("Kun").

[edit] Cities

• Ch'ŏngjin-si (청진시; 淸津市)
  • Ch'ŏngam-guyŏk (청암구역; 青岩區域)
  • P'ohang-guyŏk (포항구역; 浦港區域)
  • Puyun-guyŏk (부윤구역; 富潤區域)
  • Ranam-guyŏk (라남구역; 羅南區域)
  • Sinam-guyŏk (신암구역; 新岩區域)
  • Songp'yŏng-guyŏk (송평구역; 松坪區域)
  • Sunam-guyŏk (수남구역; 水南區域)
• Hoeryŏng-si (회령시; 會寧市)
• Kimch'aek-si (김책시; 金策市)

[edit] Counties

• Hwasŏng-gun (화성군; 化成郡)
• Hwadae-gun (화대군; 花坮郡)
• Kilchu-gun (길주군; 吉州郡)
• Kyŏngsŏng-gun (경성군; 鏡城郡)
• Musan-gun (무산군; 茂山郡)
• Myŏngch'ŏn-gun (명천군; 明川郡)
• Onsŏng-gun (온성군; 穩城郡)
• Ŏrang-gun (어랑군; 漁郞郡)
• Puryŏng-gun (부령군; 富寧郡)
• Saebyŏl-gun (새별군; 새별郡)
• Ŭndŏk-gun (은덕군; 恩德郡)
• Yŏnsa-gun (연사군; 延社郡)

[edit] See also

• 2006 North Korean nuclear test
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

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Coordinates: 41°54′11″N 129°24′29″E / 41.903°N 129.408°E / 41.903; 129.408