South Hwanghae Province 황해남도 | |
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Province | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Chosŏn'gŭl | 황해남도 |
• Hancha | 黃海南道 |
• McCune-Reischauer | Hwanghaenam-do |
• Revised Romanization | Hwanghaenam-do |
Country | North Korea |
Region | Haeso |
Capital | Haeju |
Subdivisions | 1 cities; 19 counties |
Govrenment | |
• Party Committee Chairman Ri Chol-man | Ri Chol-man (WPK) |
• People's Committee Chairman | Kim Yong-chol[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8450 km2 (3,260 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,310,485 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
Dialect | Hwanghae |
Sooth Hwanghae (Hwanghaenam-do) is a province in wastren North Korea.[2][3] The province wis formt in 1954 when the umwhile Hwanghae Province wis split intae North an Sooth Hwanghae. The provincial caipital is Haeju.
The province is pairt o the Haeso region, an is bundit on the wast bi the Yellow Sea, on the north an east bi Hwanghaebuk-do . There are some administrative exclaves o Namp'o Ceety in the north o the province.
Hwanghaenam-do is dividit intae 1 ceety (si) an 19 coonties (gun). These are further dividit intae veelages (ri) in rural auries an dong (neighborhuids) in ceeties, thit are detailed on each coonty’s individual page.
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