Pyongan
Pyongan (Korean: 평안도) is one of the historic provinces of Korea, now broken up into North Pyŏngan, South P'yŏngan and the separately administered capital city Pyongyang.
Overview
Pyongan is one of eight historic provinces of Korea, formed during the Joseon Dynasty in the 15th century, the name is derived from the then two principal cities of the region; Pyonyang and Anju. It runs along the Korea Bay in the Yellow Sea, from the North Korean capital in the south, to the Chinese border in the North. To the east it's border for a large part runs along the Rangrim mountain range.
Cities
- Pyongyang — national capital with much Stalinist architecture
- Anju
- Chongju
- Kaechon
- Kusong
- Nampho
- Pyongsong
- Sinuiju — border city with a railway connection to China
- Sunchon
- Tokchon
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P'yŏngyang', with about 2,750,000 inhabitants, is the capital city of
North Korea. It is situated on the Taedong River in the souththwest of the country.
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