North Pyongan Province

North Pyongan Province 평안북도
Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	평안북도
• Hancha	平安北道
• McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏng'anbuk-to
• Revised Romanization	Pyeong-anbuk-do
Coordinates: 40°06′N 124°24′E / 40.1°N 124.4°E / 40.1; 124.4
Country	North Korea
Region	Kwansŏ
Capital	Sinŭiju
Subdivisions	3 cities; 22 counties
Government
• Party Committee Chairman	Mun Kyong-dok (WPK)
• People's Committee Chairman	Jong Kyong-il[1]
Area
• Total	12,191 km2 (4,707 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	2,728,662
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (Pyongyang Time)
Dialect	P'yŏngan

North Pyongan Province (also spelled North P'yŏngan; Korean: 평안북도; MR: Phyŏnganbukto; IPA: [pʰjʌŋanbuk̚t͈o]) is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Sinŭiju. In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region.^{[citation needed]}