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North Hwanghae Province is a region in western North Korea that borders South Korea and China. It is significant as one of North Korea's agricultural and industrial areas, and its location near the border makes it strategically important to the country.
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Key facts
- Chos n g l
- 황해북도
- Hancha
- 黃 海 北 道
- Mccune reischauer
- Hwanghaebuk-to
- Revised romanization
- Hwanghaebuk-do
- Country
- North Korea
- Region
- Haeso
- Capital
- Sariwon
- Subdivisions
- 2 cities; 18 counties
- Party committee chief secretary
- Park Chang-ho ( WPK )
- Provincial committee of the wpk
- Pak Chang-ho
- Provincial people s committee chairman
- Kim Seon-il
- Total
- 8,154 km (3,148 sq mi)
- Density
Article
North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; Korean pronunciation: [ɸwa̠ŋ.ɦɛ.buk̚.t͈o̞], lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sariwon. The province is bordered by Pyongyang and South Pyongan to the north, Kangwon to the east, Kaesong Industrial Region and South Korea's Gyeonggi Province to the south, and South Hwanghae southwest. In 2003, Kaesong Directly Governed City (Kaesong Chikhalsi) became part of North Hwanghae as Kaepung County. Later on in 2019, it was promoted as Special City (Kaesong T'ŭkpyŏlsi). Thus, it was separated from North Hwanghae.
Administrative divisions