North Korea (KP) Pyeong'annam Province

Pyeong'annam Province (평안남도 Pyeong'annam-do)

Summary

Pyeongseong, the capital, is a major town with a population of 45 000. The major town of Nampo (90 000) is a special city in the province. The major towns of Gangseo (28 000) and Cheollima (25 000) are in the Nampo metropolitan area. The major towns of Gaecheon (30 000), Suncheon (25 000), Deokcheon (22 000), and Cheongnam (20 000) are county seats in the province. The major town of Anju--Deokseong (22 000) in Anju Metropolitan County is also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Pyeong'annam Province contains the Nampo metropolitan area, 5 metropolitan counties, Cheongnam Area, and 14 ordinary counties. Its area is 12 534 km² and its population is about 4 million.

Nampo Metropolitan Area (남포특급시 Nampo-teukgeupsi)

Nampo has an area of 12 km² and an estimated population of 90 000.

Cheollima (천리마) has an area of 7.3 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Gangseo (강서) has an area of 5.3 km² and an estimated population of 28 000.

Daean (대안) has an area of 3.8 km² and an estimated population of 19 000.

Ryonggang (룡강) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.

Pyeongseong Metropolitan County (평성시 Pyeongseong-si)

Pyeongseong has an area of 6.0 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Anju Metropolitan County (안주시 Anju-si)

Anju has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 14 000. In addition, Anju--Deokseong (덕성), Anju--Namheung (남흥), and Anju--Sinanju (신안주) have areas of 3.7 km², 2.7 km², and 2.1 km² and estimated populations of 22 000, 13 000, and 13 000.

Deokcheon Metropolitan County (덕천시 Deokcheon-si)

Deokcheon has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 22 000. In addition, Deokcheon--Changsang (장상), Deokcheon--Sangdeok (상덕), Deokcheon--Hyeongbong (형봉) have areas of 1.5 km², 1.5 km², and 1.4 km² and estimated populations of 11 000, 9 000, and 8 500.

Gaecheon Metropolitan County (개천시 Gaecheon-si)

Gaecheon has an area of 5.1 km² and an estimated population of 30 000. In addition, Geocheon--Choyang (조양) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Prison Camp 18 Bukchang (북창) has an area of 1.5 km² and an unknown population.

Suncheon Metropolitan County (순천시 Suncheon-si)

Suncheon has an area of 4.4 km² and a population of 25 000.

Cheongnam Area (청남구 Cheongnam-gu)

Cheongnam has an area of 3.5 km² and a population of 20 000.

Bukchang County (북창군 Bukchang-gun)

Bukchang has an area of 3.2 km² and a population of 16 000.

Seoksan (석산) has an area of 1.2 km² and a population of 7 000.

Daedong County (대동군 Daedong-gun)

Sijeong (시정) has an area of 1.1 km² and a population of 6 500.

Daeheung County (대흥군 Daeheung-gun)

This county is rural.

Eunsan County (은산군 Eunsan-gun)

Ryeonpo (련포) has an area of 3.0 km² and a population of 11 000.

Busan (부산) has an area of 2.5 km² and a population of 14 000.

Pyeongji (평지) has an area of 2.5 km² and a population of 17 000.

Gubong (구봉) has an area of 2.3 km² and a population of 14 000.

Jaedong (재동) has an area of 1.7 km² and a population of 10 000.

An unidentified urban area 5 km E of Ryeonpo has an area of 3.2 km² and a population of 14 000.

An unidentified urban area 3.5 km SE of Ryeonpo has an area of 1.2 km² and a population of 3 000.

Jeungsan County (증산군 Jeungsan-gun)

Jeungsan has an area of 1.2 km² and a population of 7 000.

Hwechang County (회창군 Hwechang-gun)

Hwechang has an area of 1.2 km² and a population of 8 500.

Maengsan County (맹산군 Maengsan-gun)

This county is rural.

Mundeok County (문덕군 Mundeok-gun)

Mundeok has an area of 1.0 km² and a population of 6 000.

Nyeongwon County ( 녕원 Nyeongwon-gun)

This county is rural.

Oncheon County (온천군 Oncheon-gun)

Oncheon has an area of 2.0 km² and a population of 12 000.

Pyeongwon County (평원군 Pyeongwon-gun)

This county is rural.

Seongcheon County (성천군 Seongcheon-gun)

Seongcheon has an area of 1.1 km² and a population of 6 500.

Sinyang County (신양군 Sinyang-gun)

This county is rural.

Sukcheon County (숙천군 Sukcheon-gun)

Sukcheon has an area of 2.1 km² and a population of 13 000.

Yangdeok County (양덕군 Yangdeok-gun)

This county is rural.