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Provinces are the first-level division within North Korea. There are nine provinces in North Korea: Chagang, North Hamgyong, South Hamgyong, North Hwanghae...

Korea has had administrative districts that can be considered provinces since the 7th century. These divisions were initially called ju (Korean: 주; Hanja: 州)...

Provinces are one of the first-level divisions within South Korea. There are 9 provinces in South Korea: North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong, Gangwon...

During most of the Joseon dynasty, Korea was divided into eight provinces (do; 도; 道). The eight provinces' boundaries remained unchanged for about 480...

used in North Korea; the editor was also guided by the spellings used on the 2003 National Geographic map of Korea). The nine provinces (to; Korean: 도; Hanja: 道)...

Province (Kangwŏndo; Korean pronunciation: [kaŋ.wʌn.do]) is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Kangwŏn...

the Five Northern Korean Provinces (Korean: 이북5도위원회; Hanja: 以北五道委員會, literally "The North's Five Provinces Committee") is a South Korean government body...

one of the Eight Provinces of Korea, consisting of the northeastern half of the territory, and is South Korea's only landlocked province. North Chungcheong...

Kaesong Sariwon The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. Pyongyang, the largest city and capital...

provided as an overview of and topical guide to North Korea: North Korea is a sovereign country located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in East...

Jilin or Liaoning. About 76% to 84% of defectors interviewed in China or South Korea came from the North Korean provinces bordering China. From China, defectors...

The North Korean famine (Korean: 조선기근), also known as the Arduous March (고난의 행군), was a period of mass starvation together with a general economic crisis...

of South Korea in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Jeonbuk borders the provinces of South Chungcheong to the north, North Gyeongsang...

The human rights record of North Korea is often considered to be the worst in the world and has been globally condemned, with the United Nations and groups...

North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo, Korean pronunciation: [ham.ɡjʌŋ.buk̚.t͈o]) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed...

Haesŏ, or Haeseo (Korean: 해서), is a region of Korea that occupies what is now North Hwanghae and South Hwanghae provinces of North Korea, as well as Baengnyeong...

The COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea was part of a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe...

province, along with neighboring North Hamgyong and South Hamgyong provinces, are the poorest, forming North Korea's "Rust Belt" of industrialized cities with...

demographics of North Korea are determined through national censuses and international estimates. The Central Bureau of Statistics of North Korea conducted...

North Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상북도; RR: Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korean pronunciation: [kjʌŋ.saŋ.buk̚.t͈o]) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with...