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NORTH KOREA

historical demographical data of the actual administrative division


DOcapitalsurface/sq.kmsurface/sq.mip2002e1987e1968e1966codecodecodepos.particularsvariants of the name
source:SHBBGLWGISOFIPS
Province
Chagang-doKanggye1696865511481,21156,0780,0739,0CHCHAKN01nwJagang
Hamgyõng-buktoCh'õngjin1757067842566,62003,01110,01333,0HBHABKN16neNorth Hamkyung, Hamgyeõngpukto, Kankyo Hoku-do
Hamgyõng-namdoHamhúng1897073243263,62547,01315,01699,0HNHANKN03eca temporary split was made 1981 from Hamhúng-si as a special citySouth Hamkyung, Kankyo Nan-do
Hwanghae-buktoSariwõn800730911805,41409,01060,0993,0WBHWBKN07scNorth Hwanghai, Hwanghaepukto
Hwanghae-namdoHaeju800230902452,51914,01340,01301,0WNHWNKN06swSouth Hwanghai
Kangwon-doWõnsan1115243061572,21227,01030,01050,0KWKANKN09seKangwon, Kogen-do
P'yõngan-buktoSinuiju1219147073085,52380,01760,01599,0PBPYBKN11nwNorth Pyongan, Pyeõnganpukto, Heian Hoku-do
P'yõngan-namdoP'yõngsan1157744703399,42653,02250,01875,0PNPYNKN15wcSouth Pyongan, Heian Nan-do
Yanggang-doHyesan143175528804,7628,0435,0422,0YGYANKN13neRyanggang
SISpecial city
Ch'õngjin-siCh'õngjin385,0split from Hamgyõng-pukto 1967? and merged again ca 1990
Kaesong-siKaesong1255485424,1331,0289,0265,0KSKAEKN08swc
Nampo-siNampo753291916,2715,0530,0NPNAMKN14wcsplit from P'yõngan-namdo ca 1988
P'yõngyang-siP'yõngyang20007723017,62355,01275,01364,0PYPYOKN12wcP'yõngyang-túkpyõlsi
Special district
Hyangsan-chigu28,0HSnc
TOTAL:P'yõngyang1227624739924789,019346,013559,012640,0

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File created on 2001.02.07; last modified on 2002.05.26 by Jan Lahmeyer

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