Back উত্তর কোরিয়ার প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla Liste der Provinzen von Nordkorea German Provincias de Corea del Norte Spanish فهرست استان‌های کره شمالی Persian Provinsi di Korea Utara ID Province della Corea del Nord Italian Wilayah di Korea Utara Malay Provincies van Noord-Korea Dutch Províncias da Coreia do Norte Portuguese Provincije Sjeverne Koreje Serbo-Croatian

Provinces of North Korea

Provinces of The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
CategoryUnitary state
LocationNorth Korea
Number16 (8 controlled by DPRK, 7 controlled by ROK & 1 split between DPRK and ROK)
Populations719,269 (Ryanggang Province) – 4,051,696 (South Pyongan)
Areas11,255 km2 (4,346 sq mi) (Kangwon) – 18,970 km2 (7,320 sq mi) (South Hamgyong) – 28,955 km2 (11,180 sq mi) (Kangwon including ROK controlled-parts)
Government
  • Single-Party Government
Subdivisions
Provinces of Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl조선민주주의인민공화국의 도
Hancha朝鮮民主主義人民共和國의 道
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJoseonminjujuuiinmingonghwagugui do
McCune–ReischauerChosŏnminjujuŭiinmin'gonghwagugŭi to
This article is part of a series on the
Administrative divisions of North Korea
Provincial level
Province
(도 道 to)
Special municipality
(특별시 特別市 t'ŭkpyŏlsi)
Municipal level
City
(시 市 si)
County
(군 郡 kun)
District
(구역 區域 kuyŏk)
Submunicipal level
Town
(읍 邑 ŭp)
Neighborhood
(동 洞 dong)
Village
(리 里 ri)
Workers' District
(로동자구 勞動者區 rodongjagu)

Provinces are the first-level division within North Korea. There are 9 provinces in North Korea: Chagang, North Hamgyong, South Hamgyong, North Hwanghae, South Hwanghae, Kangwon, North Pyongan, South Pyongan, and Ryanggang.

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