North Hamgyong

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North Hamgyŏng Province

Korean name
McCune-Reischauer	Hamgyŏng-pukto
Revised Romanization	Hamgyeongbuk-do
Hangul	함경 북도
Hanja	咸鏡北道
Short name	Hambuk (함북; 咸北)
Statistics
Population	n/a
Area	20,345 sq km
Government	Province
Capital	Ch'ŏngjin
Administrative divisions	3 cities (Si), 12 counties (Kun)
Region	Kwanbuk
Dialect	Hamgyŏng
Location map

North Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-pukto) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyŏng Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Ch'ŏngjin.

1 Geography
2 Administrative Divisions
- 2.1 Cities
- 2.2 Counties
3 See also

[edit] Geography

The province is bordered by China on the north, South Hamgyong on the southwest, and Ryanggang on the west. On the east is the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). There is also a short border with Russia. Rasŏn Directly Governed City, in the northeast corner of the province, was separated from North Hamgyŏng in 1993. The province is home to the Musudan-ri rocket launching site, and was formerly the site of the Onsong concentration camp.

[edit] Administrative Divisions

North Hamgyŏng is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 12 counties ("Kun"). One of these 3 cities (Ch'ŏngjin) is further divided into 7 wards ("Kuyeok").

[edit] Cities

Ch'ŏngjin-si (청진시; 淸津市)
- Ch'ŏngam-guyŏk (청암구역; 青岩區域)
- P'ohang-guyŏk (포항구역; 浦港區域)
- Puyun-guyŏk (부윤구역; 富潤區域)
- Ranam-guyŏk (라남구역; 羅南區域)
- Sinam-guyŏk (신암구역; 新岩區域)
- Songp'yŏng-guyŏk (송평구역; 松坪區域)
- Sunam-guyŏk (수남구역; 水南區域)
Hoeryŏng-si (회령시; 會寧市)
Kimch'aek-si (김책시; 金策市)