Ryanggang
Also known as Yanggang, Yanggang-do, Ryanggang-do
province of North Korea
AI overview
Ryanggang Province is a region in northeastern North Korea that borders China and Russia. It matters because of its strategic location on North Korea's borders with major neighboring countries and its role in the country's economy and geopolitics.
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Key facts
- Chos n g l
- 량강도
- Hancha
- 兩 江 道
- Mccune reischauer
- Ryanggang-do
- Revised romanization
- Ryanggang-do
- Country
- North Korea
- Region
- Kwannam
- Capital
- Hyesan
- Subdivisions
- 2 cities; 10 counties
- Party committee chief secretary
- Ri Tae Il ( WPK )
- Provincial people s committee chairman
- Kim Chol Nam
- Total
- 14,317 km (5,528 sq mi)
- Density
- 50.239/km (130.12/sq mi)
- Time zone
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Ryanggang är en provins i Nordkorea. Provinsen gränsar till Kina i norr, Norra Hamgyong i öster, Södra Hamgyong i söder och Chagang i väster. I Ryanggang ligger bland annat staden Hyesan, som också är provinsens huvudstad. Provinsen bildades 1954 när den separerades från Södra Hamgyŏng. Provinsen indelas i en stadskommun och elva landskommuner.
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