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North Pyongan Province

North Pyongan Province is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Sinŭiju. In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region.

Geography
The Yalu River forms the northern border with China's Liaoning province. The province is also bordered to the east by Chagang Province and to the south by South Pyong'an Province. The Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North Pyongan in 2002. North Pyongan is surrounded by water to the west with the Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea. ==Administrative divisions==
Administrative divisions
North Pyongan is divided into 3 cities (si) and 22 counties (kun). Each entity is listed below in English, Chosŏn'gŭl, and Hancha. ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:Heian-Hoku Provincial Office.JPG|North Pyongan Provincial Office during Japanese rule in Korea, administering the Province as Heianhoku-dō File:Postcard of Docho-Dori Street in Sinuiju (1930s).jpg|A street in Sinuiju when it was under Japanese control File:Scenes from every land, second series; a collection of 250 illustrations picturing the people, natural phenomena, and animal life in all parts of the world. With one map and a bibliography of (14580635387).jpg|A Korean Confucianist temple with offerings in Sinuiju, circa 1909 File:Aerial view of Downtown Sinuiju.jpg|An aerial view of downtown Sinuiju - North Pyongan's capital File:North Korea - Coastguard in Sinuiju (6146710835).jpg|The North Korean Coastguard in Sinuiju == References ==
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