North Hwanghae Province

North Hwanghae Province 황해북도
Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	황해북도
• Hanja	黃海北道
• McCune‑Reischauer	Hwanghaebuk-to
• Revised Romanization	Hwanghaebuk-do
Country	North Korea
Region	Haeso
Capital	Sariwon
Subdivisions	3 cities; 19 counties
Area
• Total	8,154 km2 (3,148 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	2,113,672
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Dialect	Hwanghae

North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; Korean pronunciation: [hwaŋ.ɦɛ.buk̚.t͈o]) 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 to the south, and South Hwanghae southwest. In 2003, Kaesong Directly Governed City (Kaesong Chikhalsi) became part of North Hwanghae.

North Hwanghae is divided into 3 cities ("si") and 19 counties ("kun"). Three of these counties (Chunghwa, Kangnam, and Sangwon) were added to the province in 2010 after being split from Pyongyang.

North Hwanghae is connected to the rest of the country (and allegedly to South Korea) by way of the Pyongbu Railway Line (known in South Korea as the Kyongui Line), which, in theory, runs from Pyongyang to Pusan; however, in reality, the line is cut short by the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It is also served by several large highways, most notably the Pyongyang-Kaesong Motorway.

There are several higher-level educationary facilities in North Hwanghae, all government-run. These include the Kye Ung Sang Sariwon University of Agriculture, the Sariwon University of Geology, and the Sariwon Teachers University.

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