North Korea - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of North Korea See also: Provinces of Korea, Special cities of Korea, and List of cities in North Korea

Map		Namea	Chosŏn'gŭl	Hancha	Administrative Seat
Pyongyang South Pyongan North Hwanghae South Hwanghae Kangwon South Hamgyong North Hamgyong Rason Ryanggang Chagang North Pyongan China South Korea Yellow Sea (Korea West Sea) Korea Bay Sea of Japan (Korea East Sea)	Capital city (chikhalsi)a
	1	Pyongyang	평양직할시	平壤直轄市	(Chung-guyok)
	Special city (teukbyeolsi)a
	2	Rason	라선특별시	羅先特別市	(Rajin-guyok)
	Provinces (do)a
	3	South Pyongan	평안남도	平安南道	Pyongsong
	4	North Pyongan	평안북도	平安北道	Sinuiju
	5	Chagang	자강도	慈江道	Kanggye
	6	South Hwanghae	황해남도	黃海南道	Haeju
	7	North Hwanghae	황해북도	黃海北道	Sariwon
	8	Kangwon	강원도	江原道	Wonsan
	9	South Hamgyong	함경남도	咸鏡南道	Hamhung
	10	North Hamgyong	함경북도	咸鏡北道	Chongjin
	11	Ryanggang *	량강도	兩江道	Hyesan
	* – Rendered in Southern dialects as "Yanggang" (양강도).

Largest cities or towns of North Korea 2008 Census
	Rank	City name	Administrative division	Pop.
Pyongyang Hamhung	1	Pyongyang	Pyongyang Capital City	3,255,288	Chongjin Nampho
	2	Hamhung	South Hamgyong Province	768,551
	3	Chongjin	North Hamgyong Province	667,929
	4	Nampho	South Pyongan Province	366,815
	5	Wonsan	Kangwon Province	363,127
	6	Sinuiju	North Pyongan Province	359,341
	7	Tanchon	South Hamgyong Province	345,875
	8	Kaechon	South Pyongan Province	319,554
	9	Kaesong	North Hwanghae Province	308,440
	10	Sariwon	North Hwanghae Province	307,764