North Pyongan Province (also spelled North P'yŏngan; Korean: 평안북도; MR: Phyŏnganbukto; IPA: [pʰjʌŋanbuk̚t͈o]) is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Sinŭiju. In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region.^{[citation needed]}

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North Pyongan Province 평안북도
Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	평안북도
• Hancha	平安北道
• McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏng'anbuk-to
• Revised Romanization	Pyeong-anbuk-do
Coordinates: 40.1°N 124.4°E / 40.1; 124.4
Country	North Korea
Region	Kwansŏ
Capital	Sinŭiju
Subdivisions	3 cities; 22 counties
Government
• Party Committee Chairman	Mun Kyong-dok (WPK)
• People's Committee Chairman	Jong Kyong-il[1]
Area
• Total	12,191 km2 (4,707 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	2,728,662
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (Pyongyang Time)
Dialect	P'yŏngan

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The Yalu River forms the northern border with China's Liaoning province. The province is also bordered to the east by Chagang Province and to the south by South Pyong'an Province. The Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North Pyongan in 2002. North Pyongan is surrounded by water to the west with the Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea.

North Pyongan is divided into 3 cities (si) and 22 counties (kun). Each entity is listed below in English, Chosŏn'gŭl, and Hancha.

• North Pyongan Provincial Office during Japanese rule in Korea, administering the Province as Heianhoku-dō
• A Korean Confucianist temple with offerings in Sinuiju, circa 1909
• An aerial view of downtown Sinuiju - North Pyongan's capital
• The North Korean Coastguard in Sinuiju
• A street in Sinuiju when it was under Japanese control