Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea
Appearance
The admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea are organized intae three hierarchical levels. Mony o the units hae equivalents in the seestem o Sooth Korea. At the heichest level are nine provinces, twa directly-govrened ceeties, an three special admeenistrative diveesions. The seicont-level diveesions are ceeties, coonties, wards, an destricts. These are further subdividit intae third-level entities: touns, neighborhuids, veelages, an wirkers' destricts.
The three-level admeenistrative seestem uised in North Korea wis first inauguratit bi Kim Il-sung in 1952, as pairt o a massive restructurin o local govrenment. Previously, the kintra haed uised a multi-level seestem similar tae that still uised in Sooth Korea.
Provinces
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Chagang Province (Chagang-do; 자강도; 慈江
道 ) - North Hamgyŏng Province (Hamgyŏng-pukto; 함경 북도; 咸鏡
北道 ) - Sooth Hamgyŏng Province (Hamgyŏng-namdo; 함경 남도; 咸鏡
南道 ) - North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghae-pukto; 황해 북도;
黃海 北道 ) - Sooth Hwanghae Province (Hwanghae-namdo; 황해 남도;
黃海 南道 ) - Kangwŏn Province (Kangwŏndo; 강원도;
江原 道 ) - North P'yŏngan Province (P'yŏngan-pukto; 평안 북도;
平安 北道 ) - Sooth P'yŏngan Province (P'yŏngan-namdo; 평안 남도;
平安 南道 ) - Ryanggang Province (Ryanggang-do; 량강도;
兩 江道 )
Special Admeenistrative Regions
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Kaesŏng Industrial Region (Kaesŏng Kongŏp Chigu; 개성 공업 지구;
開城 工業 地區 ) - Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region (Kŭmgangsan Kwan'gwang Chigu; 금강산 관광 지구;
金剛山 觀光 地區 ) - Sinŭiju Special Admeenistrative Region (Sinŭiju T'ŭkbyŏl Haengjŏnggu; 신의주 특별 행정구;
新 義 州 特別 行政 區 )
Directly-govrened ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]- P'yŏngyang Directly Govrened Ceety (P'yŏngyang Chikhalsi; 평양 직할시;
平壤 直轄 市 ) - The ceety is classified as a Directly Govrened Ceety (Chikhalsi), no a Special Ceety as Seoul in Sooth Korea. In fact, the North Korean naitional newspaper an broadcastin say "Pyongyang Chikhalsi". Some sources, maist o them frae Sooth Korea, refer the ceety as a Special Ceety; housomeivver these are the auld sources. Mairower, Sooth Korea haes correctit the ceety as a Directly Govrened Ceety, accordin tae a Sooth Korean newspaper in 1994. - Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong) Special Ceety (Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong) Chikhalsi; 라선 (라진-선봉) 직할시;
羅 先 (羅 津 -先鋒 )直轄 市 ) - Prior tae 1993 an frae 2004 tae 2009 the ceety haed been pairt o the North Hamgyŏng Province