Provinces of North Korea

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Provinces of North Korea
Kangwon including ROK controlled-parts)
Government	Single-Party Government
Subdivisions	City, County

Provinces of Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	조선민주주의인민공화국의 도
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Joseon minjujuui inmin gonghwaguk'ui do McCune–Reischauer Chosŏnminjujuŭiinmingonghwagukŭi 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)
Neighbourhood (동 洞 dong)
Village (리 里 ri)
Workers' District (로동자구 勞動者區 rodongjagu)
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Provinces are the first-level division within North Korea. There are 9 provinces in North Korea:

.

History

Although the details of local administration have changed dramatically over time, the basic outline of the current three-tiered system was implemented under the reign of

.

A province (Korean: 도; Hancha: 道) are the highest-ranked administrative divisions in North Korea. Provinces have equal status to the special cities.

List of provinces

The populations listed for each province are from the

. From this census, there are an additional 702,372 people living in military camps.

Name	Chosŏn'gŭl	Hancha	ISO	Population	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Capital	Region
Chagang	자강도	慈江道	KP-04	1,299,830	16,765	77.5	Kanggye	Kwanso
North Hamgyong	함경북도	咸鏡北道	KP-09	2,327,362	15,980	145.6	Chongjin	Kwanbuk
South Hamgyong	함경남도	咸鏡南道	KP-08	3,066,013	18,534	165.4	Hamhung	Kwannam
North Hwanghae	황해북도	黃海北道	KP-06	2,113,672	8,153.7	259.2	Sariwon	Haeso
South Hwanghae	황해남도	黃海南道	KP-05	2,310,485	8,450.3	273.4	Haeju	Haeso
Kangwon	강원도	江原道	KP-07	1,477,582	11,091	133.2	Wonsan	Kwandong
North Pyongan	평안북도	平安北道	KP-03	2,728,662	12,680.3	215.2	Sinuiju	Kwanso
South Pyongan	평안남도	平安南道	KP-02	4,051,696	11,890.6	340.7	Pyongsong	Kwanso
Ryanggang	량강도	兩江道	KP-10	719,269	13,880	51.8	Hyesan	Kwannam

Claimed provinces

This article is part of a series on the
Administrative divisions of South Korea
Provincial level
Province (list)
Jeonbuk )
Special city (Seoul )
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Special self-governing city (Sejong )
Municipal level
list )
City (list )
list )
Autonomous District (list )
Submunicipal level
list )
Non-autonomous District (list )
Neighborhoods and Towns
Town (list)
Township (list)
Neighborhood (list)
Villages
Village (list)
Communities
Ward
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North Korea claims seven provinces on the territory controlled by South Korea. While people's committees for these claimed provinces were elected in 1950 during the Korean War, no government-in-exile for them exists as of 2024. These provinces are based on the divisions of the Japanese era, but correspond somewhat to the present South Korean provinces and the special cities partitioned out of them, owing to the alterations in the provincial division effected by South Korea being more conservative relatively to those effected by the north.

Historical province	Name	Chosŏn'gŭl	Hancha	Capital	Equivalent South Korean provinces
Ch'ungch'ŏng	North Ch'ungch'ŏng	충청북도	忠淸北道	Ch'ŏngju	North Chungcheong Province
					Sejong Special Self-Governing City (part)
Ch'ungch'ŏng	South Ch'ungch'ŏng	충청남도	忠淸南道	Taejŏn	South Chungcheong Province
					Daejeon Metropolitan City
					Sejong Special Self-Governing City (part)
Kyŏnggi	Kyŏnggi	경기도	京畿道	Sŏul	Gyeonggi Province (except parts of Pocheon and Yeoncheon County)
					Seoul Special City
					Incheon Metropolitan City
Kyŏngsang	North Kyŏngsang	경상북도	慶尙北道	Taegu	North Gyeongsang (except Uljin County)
					Daegu Metropolitan City
Kyŏngsang	South Kyŏngsang	경상남도	慶尙南道	Pusan	South Gyeongsang Province
					Busan Metropolitan City
					Ulsan Metropolitan City
Chŏlla	North Chŏlla	전라북도	全羅北道	Chŏnju	North Jeolla Province
Chŏlla	South Chŏlla	전라남도	全羅南道	Kwangju	South Jeolla Province
					Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
					Gwangju Metropolitan City

See also

• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Special cities of North Korea
• Provinces of South Korea

References