North Korea (KP) Hamgyeongbuk Province

Hamgyeongbuk Province (함경북도 Hamgyeongbuk-do)

Summary

Cheongjin, the capital, is a city with a population of 400 000. The major towns of Musan (45 000), Gimchaek (30 000), and Gyeongseong (20 000) are county seats in the province. The major town of Gimchaek--Ssangpo-i-dong (30 000) in Gimchaek Metropolitan County is also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Hamgyeongbuk Province contains the Cheongjin metropolitan area, 2 metropolitan counties, and 12 counties. Its area is 16 365 km² and its population is about 2 million.

Cheongjin Metropolitan Area (청진시 Cheongjin-si)

This area is divided into 7 districts: Cheong'am District (청암구역 Cheong'am-guyeok), Pohang District (포항구역 Pohang-guyeok), Puyun District (부윤구역 Puyun-guyeok), Ranam District (라남구역 Ranam-guyeok), Sin'am District (신암구역 Sin'am-guyeok), Songpyeong District (송평구역 Songpyeong-guyeok), and Sunam District (수남구역 Sunam-guyeok).

Cheongjin has an area of 37 km² and an estimated population of 400 000.

Hoeryeong Metropolitan County (회령시 Hoeryeong-si)

Hoeryeong has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.

Gimchaek Metropolitan County (김책시 Gimchaek-si)

Gimchaek has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 30 000. In addition, Gimchaek--Ssangpo-i-dong (쌍포2동) has an area of 5.4 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.

Buryeong County (부령군 Buryeong-gun)

Buryeong has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Gomusan (고무산) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Eorang County (어랑군 Eorang-gun)

Eorang has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.

Eundeok County (은덕군 Eundeok-gun)

Eundeok has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 19 000.

Gilju County (길주군 Gilju-gun)

Gilju has an area of 3.4 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Gyeongseong County (경성군 Gyeongseong-gun)

Gyeongseong has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.

Hwadae County (화대군 Hwadae-gun)

This county is rural.

Hwaseong County (화성군 Hwaseong-gun)

Hwaseong has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.

Musan County (무산군 Musan-gun)

Musan has an area of 6.4 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Myeongcheon County (명천군 Myeongcheon-gun)

Myeongcheon has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 9 500.

Onseong County (온성군 Onseong-gun)

Onseong has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.

Saebyeol County (새별군 Saebyeol-gun)

Saebyeol has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Gogeonwon (고건원) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 16 000.

Yeonsa County (연사군 Yeonsa-gun)

This county is rural.