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South Pyongan Province

Province of North Korea

Field	Value
name	South Pyongan Province
native_name	평안남도
native_name_lang	ko
settlement_type	Province
translit_lang1	Korean
translit_lang1_type	Chŏsŏn'gŭl
translit_lang1_info	평안남도
translit_lang1_type1	Hancha
translit_lang1_info1	{{linktext	平	安	南	道}}
translit_lang1_type2	McCune-Reischauer
translit_lang1_info2	P'yŏng'annam-do
translit_lang1_type3	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info3	Pyeong-annam-do
image_map	Pyongannam-do in North Korea 2010.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	North Korea
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Kwanso
seat_type	Capital
seat	Pyongsong
parts_type	Subdivisions
parts_style
parts	5 cities; 19 counties
leader_party	WPK
leader_title	Provincial Party Committee Chief Secretary
leader_name	Lee Gyeong-cheol{{Cite web	title=권력기구도
location	Seoul	publisher=Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification	date=June 2025	access-date=19 October 2025	url=https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/pge/ps/ps.do?menuId=PO009}}
leader_title2	Provincial People's Committee Chairman
leader_name2	Ri Song Pom
area_total_km2	12,330
population_total	4,051,696
population_as_of	2008
population_density_km2	auto
demographics1_footnotes	tags --
timezone	Pyongyang Time
utc_offset	+9
blank_name_sec1	Dialect
blank_info_sec1	P'yŏngan

Note

the [Administrative divisions of North Korea

South Pyongan Province (; ) is a [province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyongsong.

Geography

The province is bordered by North Pyongan and Chagang Provinces to the north, South Hamgyong and Kangwon Provinces to the east and southeast and North Hwanghae Province and Pyongyang to the south. The Yellow Sea and Korea Bay are located to the west.

Administrative divisions

South P'yŏngan is divided into 1 special city (tŭkpyŏlsi); 5 cities (si); 16 counties (kun); and 3 districts (1 ku and 2 chigu).

Its administrative divisions are:

Cities

Nampo Special City (남포특별시/南; created in 2010)
Pyongsong (평성시/平; the provincial capital, established December 1969)
Anju (안주시/安; established August 1987)
Kaechon (개천시/价; established August 1990)
Sunchon-si (순천시/順; established October 1983)
Tokchon (덕천시/德; established June 1986)

Counties

Chungsan County (증산군/甑)
Hoechang County (회창군/檜)
Maengsan County (맹산군/孟)
Mundok County (문덕군/文)
Nyongwon County (녕원군/寧)
Onchon County (온천군/溫)
Pukchang County (북창군/北)
Pyongwon County (평원군/平原)
Ryonggang County (룡강군/龍)
Sinyang County (신양군/新)
Songchon County (성천군/成)
Sukchon County (숙천군/肅)
Taehung County (대흥군/大)
Taedong County (대동군/大)
Unsan County (은산군/殷)
Yangdok County (양덕군/陽)

Districts

Chongnam (청남구/清)
Tukchang (득장지구/得)
Ungok (운곡지구/雲)

The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with Nampo in 2004 and are administered as part of that city:

Chollima-guyok (천리마군/千里馬)
Kangso-guyok (강서군/江)
Ryonggang County (룡강군/龍)
Taean-guyok-gun (대안군/大) In 2010 the following county was merged with Nampo:
Onchon County (온천군/溫)

Gallery

File:Heian-Nan Provincial Office.JPG|South Pyongan Provincial Office during Korea under Japanese rule's period,ruling the province as Heian'nan-dō.

References

행정 구역 현황 (Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang;) (in Korean only)
http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoAdminstList.aspx?mc=AD0101&ac=A02
Administrative divisions of North Korea (in simplified Chinese; used as reference for Hanja)

References

"KCNA {{!}} Article {{!}} Farmers of Songhak Farm of DPRK Move into New Houses".
Kim So Yeol. (February 15, 2011). "North Korea Splits No. 38 and 39 Departments Up Again". Daily NK.

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