Chagang Province

Chagang (Chagang-do) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered bi Cheenae tae the north, Ryanggang-do an Hamgyongnam-do tae the east, Pyongannam-do tae the south, an Pyonganbuk-do tae the wast. Chagang wis formed in 1949, efter being demarcatit frae North P'yŏngan. The provincial caipital is Kanggye.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Chagang-do is dividit intae 3 ceeties (si) an 15 coonties (gun).

Ceeties

• Kanggye-si (강계시; 江界市; made intae "si" from "gun" December 1949)
• Hŭich'ŏn-si (희천시; 熙川市; made intae "si" October 1967)
• Manp'o-si (만포시; 滿浦市; made intae "si" October 1967)

Coonties

• Changgang-gun (장강군; 長江郡)
• Chasŏng-gun (자성군; 慈城郡)
• Chŏnch'ŏn-gun (전천군; 前川郡)
• Ch'osan-gun (초산군; 楚山郡)
• Chunggang-gun (중강군; 中江郡)
• Hwap'yŏng-gun (화평군; 和坪郡)
• Kop'ung-gun (고풍군; 古豐郡)
• Rangrim-gun (랑림군; 狼林郡)
• Ryongrim-gun (룡림군; 龍林郡)
• Sijung-gun (시중군; 時中郡)
• Sŏnggan-gun (성간군; 城干郡)
• Songwŏn-gun (송원군; 松原郡)
• Usi-gun (우시군; 雩時郡)
• Wiwŏn-gun (위원군; 渭原郡)
• Tongsin-gun (동신군; 東新郡)

References

• 행정 구역 현황 (Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang) Archived 2008-03-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean only)
• Administrative divisions of North Korea Archived 2004-10-18 at the Wayback Machine (in simplified Chinese; used as reference for Hanja)
• Panorama Korea, Foreign Language Publishing House, Pyongyang, 1999.

See an aw

• Leet o Korea-relatit topics

Freemit airtins

• The People's Korea: Chagang Archived 2004-05-14 at the Wayback Machine