Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Korean Provinces context North Name NorthPyongan Name2 Pyongbuk Hangul Hanja McCune Reischauer P y ng an pukto Revised Romanization Pyeong an bukdo, Map Pyonganbuk North Korea.png Government Province Capital Sinuiju Sin iju Region Kwanso Kwans Dialect Pyongan Dialect P y ngan TotalArea 12,191 PopDate 2008 Population 2,728,662 Cities 3 Counties 22 NorthPyongan Province Phyeonganpukto is a Administrative divisions of North Korea province of North Korea . The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Pyongan P y ng an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital ... Heian Hoku Provincial Office.JPG NorthPyongan Provincial Office during Korea under Japanese rule s period. gallery Geographic location Centre NorthPyonganNorth Northeast Chagang East Southeast South Pyongan South Southwest Korea Bay West Northwest flagicon China Liaoning Province , China Regions and administrative divisions of North Korea coord missing North Korea Category NorthPyongan Category Provinces of North Korea ace Pyongan Bar h bg de P y ngan pukto es P y ngan del Norte eo Nord Pjongan fr Pyongan du Nord ko id P y ngan Utara it Nord Pyongan lt iaur s Pchenjano provincija hu szak Phjongan nl P y ngan pukto ja no Nord Pyongan pnb nds Noord Pyongan pl P y ngan P nocny pt Pyongan Norte ru sco Pyonganbuk do fi Pohjois P y ngan sv Norra P y ngan th uk vi Pyongan B c zh ..., and was created as an administrative entity separate from North P y ngan in 2002. North ... . Administrative divisions North P y ngan is divided into 3 cities Si and 22 counties Kun . Cities Sinuiju Sin iju capital br linktext Chongju, North Korea Ch ngju br linktext ... linktext Sakju gun br linktext valign top Sindo North Korea Sindo gun br linktext ... more details
Infobox mountain name Opongsan NorthPyongan photo photo caption elevation m elevation ref prominence m prominence ref map location North Korea range lat d lat m lat s lat NS N long d long m long s long EW E coordinates type first ascent easiest route Opongsan NorthPyongan is a mountain of North Korea . It has an altitude of 1180 metres ref cite book last An Gyeong ho year 2007 title 300 300 Korean Mountains location Seoul publisher Gipeunsol isbn 978 89 89917 21 2 ref See also List of mountains of Korea References reflist coord missing North Korea Category Mountains of North Korea NorthKorea geo stub ... more details
Infobox Korean settlement title P y ng an Province context old hangul hanja rr Pyeong an do mr P y ng an do hangulshort rrshort Pyeongan mrshort P y ngan gov Province capital Pyongyang P y ngyang region Kwanso Kwans dialect Pyongan Dialect P y ngan P y ng an P y ng an do IPA ko p j ando was one of the Eight Provinces Korea Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty . P y ngan was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Pyongyang P y ngyang . History This section is linked from Provinces of Korea P y ngan Province was formed in 1413. Its name derived from the names of two of its principal cities, P y ngyang and Anju . In 1895, the province was replaced by the Provinces of Korea Districts of Late Joseon Districts of Kanggye Kanggye bu in the northeast, Uiju County iju iju bu in the northwest, and P y ngyang P y ngyang bu in the south. In 1896, Kanggye and iju Districts were reorganized into North Pyongan North P y ngan Province, and P y ngyang District was reorganized into South Pyongan South P y ngan Province. North and South P y ngan Provinces are today part of North Korea . Geography P y ngan was bounded on the east by Hamgyong Hamgy ng , on the south by Hwanghae , on the west by the Yellow Sea , and on the north by China . The Regions of Korea regional name for the province was Kwanso Kwans . External links http seoul600.visitseoul.net seoul history sidaesa txt 5 3 2 1.html Seoul City history article on Hanseong and 22 other late 19th century districts in Korean Eight Provinces of Korea regions and administrative divisions of North Korea Category Provinces of Korea Category Joseon Dynasty de Pyeongan do es P y ngan fr Pyongan ko ja no Pyongan ru fi P y ngan sv P y ngan uk vi Pyongan zh ... more details
Infobox language name Pyongan altname P y ng an nativename Northwestern Korean states North Korea , China region P y ng an , Chagang , Liaoning speakers date ref familycolor Altaic fam1 Korean language Korean fam2 Northwestern linglist kor pyo dia1 dia2 The Pyongan dialect , or Northwestern Korean , is the Korean dialect of the northwestern Korean peninsula and neighboring parts of China. It has influenced the standard language of North Korea , but is not the basis of it, which remains Seoul dialect . Korean dialects Category Korean dialects language stub ... more details
Other uses Unsan disambiguation Unsan is a Administrative divisions of North Korea kun county in South Pyongan , North Korea . ref Road map of Korea, North and South, published December 2010 by Freytag and Berndt, Vienna, Austria, ISBN 978 3 7079 0974 6 ref Transport Unsan Station is on the Pyongra Line railway . References Reflist South Pyongan coord missing North Korea Category Counties of South Pyongan NorthKorea geo stub ... more details
Infobox Korean Provinces context North Name South Pyongan Name2 Py ngnam do Hangul Hanja McCune Reischauer P y ng an namdo Revised Romanization Pyeong an namdo, Map Pyongannam North Korea.png Government Province Capital Pyongsong P y ngs ng Region Kwanso Kwans Dialect Pyongan Dialect P y ngan TotalArea 12,330 PopDate 2008 Population 4,051,696 Cities 5 Counties 19 South Pyongan Province Phyeongannamto is a Administrative divisions of North Korea province of North Korea . The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan P y ng an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyongsong P y ngs ng . Geography The province is bordered by NorthPyonganNorth P y ng an and Chagang to the north, South Hamgyong South Hamgy ng and Kangwon Province North Korea Kangw n to the east and southeast, and North ... waiguo asia 1002.htm Administrative divisions of North Korea in simplified Chinese used as reference for Hanja See also Geography of North Korea commons category South Pyongan Geographic location Centre South PyonganNorth Chagang Northeast South Hamgyong East Kangwon do North Korea Kangwon do Southeast North Hwanghae South Pyongyang Southwest South Hwanghae West Korea Bay Northwest NorthPyongan regions and administrative divisions of North Korea coord missing North Korea Category South Pyongan Category Provinces of North Korea ace Pyongan Tunong bg de P y ngan namdo es P ... 1987 Kaechon linktext established August 1990 Sunchon, North Korea Sunchon si linktext ... Pyongwon P y ngw n gun linktext Sinyang, South Pyongan Sinyang gun linktext ... Taedong North Korea Taedong gun linktext Unsan gun linktext Yangdok gun linktext ... linktext The below former counties of South Pyongan were merged with Nampo in 2004, and are administered ... Heian Nan Provincial Office.JPG South Pyongan Provincial Office during Korea under Japanese rule s period ... more details
Other uses File Compass Rose English North.svg thumb 250px right Compass rose with north highlighted and at top Wiktionary Refimprove date December 2011 North is a noun , adjective , or adverb indicating ... directions. North is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite ... is north. To go north using a compass for navigation , set a Bearing navigation bearing or azimuth of 0 or 360 . North is specifically the direction that, in Western culture , is treated as the fundamental direction North is used explicitly or implicitly to define all other directions. The visual .... On any rotating object, north denotes the side appearing to rotate clockwise counter clockwise when viewed from afar along the axis of rotation. Etymology The word north is etymology related to the Old ... of the rising sun . Latin borealis is from Greek Anemoi Boreas boreas north wind, north , in mythology ... both disbelief and north , since north of Muslim Lezgians there are areas inhabited by non Muslim ... languages of Mesoamerica , north also means up . Magnetic north and declination magnetic north pole Magnetic north is of interest because it is the direction indicated as north on a properly functioning but uncorrected magnetic compass . The difference between it and true north is called the magnetic ... north. Maps may also indicate grid north , which is a navigational term referring to the direction northwards along the grid lines of a map projection . Roles of north as prime direction The visible ... corresponding to up. Thus the choice of the north as corresponding to up in the northern hemisphere ... to be drawn for viewing with either true north or magnetic north at the top Globe s of the earth have the North Pole at the top, or if the Earth s axis is represented as inclined from vertical normally ... with a single arrow oriented to the map s representation of true north, occasionally with a single arrow oriented to the map s representation of magnetic north, or two arrows oriented to true and magnetic ... more details
The North may refer to File Route A1.jpg thumb 200px a geographical section of the world see latitude the wealthy and technologically advanced nations of the world, as contrasted with the nations comprising the South see North South divide the northern part of a particular country or geographical region, or a region of places characteristic of the northern part, including the following in Canada Northern Canada , comprised by the three territories in Italy Northern Italy , the seven regions comprising the most developed portion of the country in the United Kingdom either of the following Northern England , situated roughly between Scotland and the River Trent an alternative term for Alternative names for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland in the United States the Northern United States , as defined by the Census Bureau or the historical division from the Civil War the Nordic countries , via original etymology A band from Stockholm, Sweden. See also Nordicity disambig ... more details
for similar names Chongju disambiguation Infobox Korean settlement context north hangul hanja linktext rr Jeongju si mr Ch ngju si divs 1 p , 1 workers districts, 28 ri map DPRK Pyongbuk Jongju.PNG mapcaption Map of NorthPyongan showing the location of Chongju. Chongju also Jongju is a Administrative divisions of North Korea si , or city, in southern NorthPyongan province, North Korea . Prior to 1994, it was designated as a kun or county. The terrain is mostly level, but mountainous in the north. To the south lies the Chongju Plain , where the hills do not rise above 200 metres. Chongju also includes approximately 10 islands in the Yellow Sea . Some 40 percent of Chongju is covered by coniferous forestland. Local agriculture is dominated by orcharding and rice farming the chestnuts of this region are especially famous. The city is served by both road and rail, with the Pyongui Line Pyongui and Pyongbuk Line Pyongbuk lines passing through. In February 2011, the city and others in NorthPyongan had rare protests, of a few score of people, calling for adequate provision of rice and power. At the time, news of the 2010 2011 Middle East and North Africa protests uprisings in the Middle East were spreading via Chinese TV channels and phone calls with defectors. ref http english.chosun.com site data html dir 2011 02 23 2011022301300.html Can the Jasmine Revolution Spread to N.Korea? , Chosun Ilbo, 23 February 2011 ref See also Geography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North Korea NorthPyongan References Reflist External links baekgwa empas b empas k 301597 encyber 508976 nate 17922350 Metropolitan cities of North Korea NorthPyongan coord 39 39 N 125 20 E source kolossus plwiki display title Category Cities in NorthPyongan fr Chongju ko ja no Chongju pl Ch ngju vi Chongju, B c Tri u Ti n zh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Korean settlement title Sunchon City context north img imgcaption hangul hanja linktext rr Suncheon si mr Sunch n si area km2 pop 437,000 est. popyear 2012 gov South Pyongan divs region Kwans dialect P y ngan text latd 39 latm 25 lats 0 latNS N longd 12 longm 56 longs 0 longEW E Sunch n is a city in South Pyongan province, North Korea . It has an estimated population of 437,000, and is home to various manufacturing plants. Transport Sunchon Station is on the Pyongra Line railway . History In December 1951, the Korean War aerial Battle of Sunchon air Battle of Sunchon was fought near Sunch n between the Royal Australian Air Force and two North Korean allies China and the Soviet Union . See also List of cities in North Korea List of Korea related topics Geography of North Korea Metropolitan cities of North Korea South Pyongan Category Cities in South Pyongan NorthKorea geo stub da Sunchon ko ja no Sunchon pl Sunch n Korea P nocna ru sv Sunchon th vi Sunchon, B c Tri u Ti n zh ... more details
Infobox Korean settlement title Sindo context north hangul hanja linktext rr Sindo gun mr Sindo kun area km2 70.7 divs 1 p , 2 workers districts, 1 ri Sindo is a Administrative divisions of North Korea kun county in the NorthPyongan province of North Korea . Most of the county consists of Pidansom , an island in the estuary of the Yalu River . Sindo was established as a separate county in 1991 previously, it had been part of Ryongchon , although it had enjoyed a brief existence as a separate county in 1967. Lying in the northwest corner of North Korea, Sindo borders the People s Republic of China to the north and west, and faces the Yellow Sea to the south to the east, it looks across a narrow expanse of sea at Ryongchon. Much of the county s land has been Land reclamation reclaimed through draining and filling. There are various islands offshore, although the Sindo archipelago has been joined to the land. The island of Pidansom is the westernmost point in Korea it was formed by a 1958 reclamation project from several smaller islands. Other islands include Ssarisom , Kanunsom , and Munbakto . There are various alluvial plain s and extensive reed fields. Reeds are the chief local crop, but fisheries and farming also play an important role in the local economy. The reeds produced in the county are shipped to the chemical textile factory in Sinuiju . Oyster s are gathered in abundance, and there are numerous fish resources as well. There are no railroads in Sindo, and roads are minimal. However, there is a bus connecting central Sindo to Pidan Harbor, and boats provide transportation to Sinuiju and nearby Yongampo . See also Geography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North Korea NorthPyongan External links baekgwa empas b 162642 empas k 288529 encyber 377138 nate 15442800 NorthPyongan coord missing North Korea Category Counties of NorthPyongan ko ja no Sindo vi Sindo, B c Tri u Ti n zh ... more details
website URL example.com footnotes Sinyang Sinyang kun is a Administrative divisions of North Korea county of the province of South Pyongan in North Korea . Administrative districts The district is split ... links en http www1.korea np.co.jp pk 087th issue 99032502.htm Map of Pyongan provinces ko http nk.joins.com map i054.htm Detailed map South Pyongan NorthKorea geo stub Portal Korea coord missing North Korea Category Counties of South Pyongan ko ja no Sinyang S r Pyongan vi Sinyang, Pyongan ... more details
website URL example.com footnotes Taedong Taetong kun is a Administrative divisions of North Korea county of the province of South Pyongan in North Korea . Administrative districts The district is split ... Map of Pyongan provinces ko http nk.joins.com map i054.htm Detailed map South Pyongan NorthKorea geo stub Portal Korea coord missing North Korea Category Counties of South Pyongan ko ja no Taedong S r Pyongan vi Taedong huy n zh ... more details
Pyongan Pyongannam Pyongra Line Hwanghaebuk North Hwanghae province Chimchon Station Chonggye Station ... Station Pongdong Station Pongsan Station Ryohyon Station Taebaeksansong Station Pyonganbuk NorthPyongan ...North Korea Provincial level Labelled Map List of railway stations in North Korea . Sources for this list include Korea North and South road map. ref Road map of Korea, North and South, published December ... File North korea railways.png thumb 180px class wikitable Station name Province Line Anbyon Station Kangwon do North Korea Kangwon Kangwon Line br Kumgangsan Line Chongpyong Station South Hamgyong Hamgyongnam Pyongra Line Chonnae Station Kangwon do North Korea Kangwon Kangwon Line Chunghwa Station Pyongyang ... South Hamgyong Hamgyongnam Pyongra Line Ichon Chongnyon Station Kangwon do North Korea Kangwon Chongnyon Ichon Line Kalli Station Pyongyang Pyongui Line Kangso Station South Pyongan Pyongannam Pyongnam Line Kilju Chongnyon Station North Hamgyong Hamgyongbuk Pyongra Line Kimchaek Station North Hamgyong Hamgyongbuk Pyongra Line Kosan Station Kangwon do North Korea Kangwon Kangwon Line Kosong Station Kangwon do North Korea Kangwon Kumgangsan Line Kowon Station South Hamgyong Hamgyongnam Kangwon Line br Pyongra Line Kumya Station South Hamgyong Hamgyongnam Pyongra Line Kyongsong Station North Hamgyong Hamgyongbuk Pyongra Line Munchon Station Kangwon do North Korea Kangwon Kangwon Line Mundok Station South Pyongan Pyongannam Pyongui Line Myongchon Station North Hamgyong Hamgyongbuk Pyongra Line Nampo Station South Pyongan Pyongannam Pyongnam Line Opa Station South Pyongan Pyongannam Pyongui Line Orang Station North Hamgyong Hamgyongbuk Pyongra Line Pangyo Station Kangwon do North Korea ... North Korea Kangwon Kangwon Line Pyongsan Station North Hwanghae Hwanghaebuk Chongnyon Ichon Line br Pyongbu Line Pyongsong Station South Pyongan Pyongannam Pyongra Line Pyongyang Station Pyongyang Pyongbu ... North Hamgyong Hamgyongbuk Pyongra Line Riwon Station South Hamgyong Hamgyongnam Pyongra Line ... more details
3 South Pyongan Province South Pyongan Pyongsong 4 NorthPyongan Province NorthPyongan ... Use date 2003 04 url http www.pcgn.org.uk North 20Korea 20Land 20of 20the 20Morning 20Calm 202003.pdf ... of Korea small common name North Korea image flag Flag of North Korea.svg image coat Coat of Arms of North Korea.svg symbol type Emblem national motto br small English language English Powerful ... language English The Patriotic Song small image map North Korea orthographic projection .svg map caption ... script s languages Chos n g l ethnic groups Korean people Korean ethnic groups year demonym North Korean ... Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea First Chairman of the Defence Commission ... bbb b leader title4 List of heads of state of North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of Assembly leader name4 Kim Yong nam Ref label ccc c leader title5 Premier of North Korea Premier leader name5 Choe Yong rim legislature Supreme People s Assembly of North Korea Supreme People s Assembly sovereignty ... sources census 2010 PHC North Korea Final 20national 20census 20report.pdf title DPR Korea 2008 Population ... country profile asia oceania north korea?profile economy title Country Profile North Korea accessdate ... HDI 0.618 HDI rank not rated HDI year 2011 HDI category currency North Korean won currency code ... .kp iso3166code calling code Telephone numbers in North Korea 850 footnotes note aaa a. The DPRK ... Jong un , described as List of leaders of North Korea Supreme Leader of the party, state and army by North ... 12 27 world asia new north korean leader ascends to party leadership.html title New North Korean ... wireStory north korea names kim jong supreme commander 15262983 .Tv5wGdQS1Bc ref br note ccc c ... Korean text Coord 40 00 N 127 00 E display title North Korea Audio En us North Korea.ogg listen help ... and largest city is Pyongyang . The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North ... between North Korea and China . A section of the Tumen River in the far northeast is the border ... more details
North Adams can refer to several places in the United States North Adams, Massachusetts North Adams, Michigan disambig de North Adams it North Adams nl North Adams pl North Adams pt North Adams vo North Adams ... more details
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North Liberty is the name of the following places in the United States of America North Liberty, Indiana North Liberty, Iowa geodis de North Liberty nl North Liberty pl North Liberty pt North Liberty vo North Liberty ... more details
wiktionarypar northNorth is a cardinal direction. North may also refer to Music North album redirects here North band , an Australian boy band North Elvis Costello album North Elvis Costello album North Logh album North Logh album North Something Corporate album North Something Corporate album North , an album by Imminent North , a song by Afro Celt Sound System on the album Volume 3 Further in Time North, a Bj rk b sides b side by Bj rk North, a song by Paul Mounsey on the album NahooToo Literature North poetry collection North poetry collection , by Seamus Heaney Dakota North , a Marvel Comics character North novel North , a 1960 novel by Louis Ferdinand C line North , a 2004 novel by Donna Jo Napoli People See North surname Other uses North film North 1994 film North 2009 film North 2009 film North, South Carolina , United States See also Northern country subdivision disambiguation Northern country subdivision The North disambiguation Far North disambiguation North Region disambiguation North River disambiguation North Sea disambig cs North de North et North es North fr North it North nl North ja pl North pt North ru sl North fi North ... more details
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Michael North is the name of Michael North professor , professor of English at UCLA Ted North , American actor sometimes credited as Michael North Mikey North , English actor Mike North , TV presenter hndis name North, Thomas ... more details
North Bend may refer to Canada North Bend, British Columbia , Canada United States North Bend, Nebraska North Bend, Ohio North Bend, Oregon North Bend, Washington North Bend, Wisconsin , a town North Bend community , Wisconsin , an unincorporated community North Bend Rail Trail , West Virginia, US North Bend State Park , West Virginia, US North Bend Oscar, Louisiana , List of RHPs in LA listed on the NRHP in Louisiana North Bend Weyanoke, Virginia , List of RHPs in VA listed on the NRHP in Virginia See also Bend Airport disambiguation disambig de North Bend fr North Bend it North Bend nl North Bend pl North Bend pt North Bend fi North Bend sv North Bend vo North Bend ... more details
North End can refer to Canada North End, Hamilton, Ontario North End, Halifax , Nova Scotia North End, St. Catharines, Ontario , home to the largest proportion of residents in the city North End, Winnipeg, Manitoba , north of the City Centre North End, Yarmouth , Nova Scotia United Kingdom North End, Bedfordshire North End, Bexley North End, Buckinghamshire North End, Camden North End tube station North End, County Durham North End, Croydon North End, Cumbria North End, Devon North End, Dorset North End, East Riding of Yorkshire North End, Essex North End, Hammersmith and Fulham North End, Hampshire North End, Leicestershire North End, Lincolnshire North End, Norfolk North End, Northumberland Preston North End F.C. North End, Somerset North End, West Sussex North End, Wiltshire United States of America North End, Bridgeport, Connecticut North End, Boston , Massachusetts North End, Detroit, Michigan Neighborhoods of Hartford, Connecticut North End North End, Providence, Rhode Island North End, Secaucus , New Jersey See also North End band Northend disambiguation geodis it North End ... more details
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