North Hwanghae Province

North Hwanghae Province 황해북도
Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	황해북도
• Hancha	黃海北道
• McCune-Reischauer	Hwanghaebuk-to
• Revised Romanization	Hwanghaebuk-do
Coordinates: 38°30′23.0″N 125°45′34.9″E / 38.506389°N 125.759694°E / 38.506389; 125.759694
Country	North Korea
Region	Haeso
Capital	Sariwon
Subdivisions	2 cities; 18 counties
Government
• Party Committee Chairman	Ryang Jong-hun[1] (WPK)
• Provincial Committee of the WPK	Pak Chang-ho[2]
• People's Committee Chairman	Im Hun[1]
Area
• Total	8,154 km2 (3,148 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	2,113,672
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)
Dialect	Hwanghae

North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; Korean pronunciation: [ɸwa̠ŋ.ɦɛ.buk̚.t͈o̞], lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sariwon. The province is bordered by Pyongyang and South Pyongan to the north, Kangwon to the east, Kaesong Industrial Region and South Korea's Gyeonggi Province to the south, and South Hwanghae southwest. In 2003, Kaesong Directly Governed City (Kaesong Chikhalsi) became part of North Hwanghae as Kaepung County. Later on in 2019, it was promoted as Special City (Kaesong T'ŭkpyŏlsi). Thus, it was separated from North Hwanghae.