South Pyongan Province


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 ; 5 cities ; 16 counties ; and 3 districts.
Its administrative divisions are:

Cities

The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with Nampo in 2004 and are administered as part of that city:
In 2010 the following county was merged with Nampo:
  • Onchon County