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{{Short description|Province of North Korea}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name                            = North Hwanghae Province
| native_name                     = {{nobold|황해북도}}
| native_name_lang                = ko
| settlement_type                 = [[Administrative divisions of North Korea#Provinces|Province]]
| translit_lang1                  = Korean
| translit_lang1_type             = [[Chosŏn'gŭl]]
| translit_lang1_info             = {{lang|ko|황해북도}}
| translit_lang1_type1            = [[Hancha]]
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| translit_lang1_info2            = Hwanghaebuk-to
| translit_lang1_type3            = Revised&nbsp;Romanization
| translit_lang1_info3            = Hwanghaebuk-do
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = North Korea
| subdivision_type1               = Region
| subdivision_name1               = [[Haeso]]
| seat_type                       = Capital
| seat                            = [[Sariwon]]
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| parts                           = 2 cities; 18 counties
| leader_party                    = [[Workers' Party of Korea|WPK]]
| leader_title                    = Party Committee Chief Secretary
| leader_name                     = [[Park Chang-ho]]<ref name=unikorea>{{Cite web|title=권력기구도 
|location=Seoul|publisher=Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification |date=June 2025|access-date=19 October 2025|url=https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/pge/ps/ps.do?menuId=PO009}}</ref>
| leader_title2                   = Proviincial People's Committee Chairman
| leader_name2                    = [[Kim Seon-il (politician)|Kim Seon-il]]<ref name=unikorea/>
| area_total_km2                  = 8,154
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| population_total                = 2,113,672
| population_as_of                = 2008
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| timezone                        = [[Time in North Korea|Pyongyang Time]]
| utc_offset                      = +9
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| blank_info_sec1                 = [[Hwanghae dialect|Hwanghae]]
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| leader_title1                   = Provincial Committee of the [[Workers' Party of Korea|WPK]]
| leader_name1                    = [[Pak Chang-ho]]<ref name=rodong>{{Cite web|title=Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Inspects Rebuilt Kangbuk-ri, Kumchon County, North Hwanghae Province|location=Pyongyang|publisher=Rodong Sinmun|date=September 2020|access-date=16 September 2020|url=http://rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2020-09-15-0001|archive-date=2021-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106114727/http://rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2020-09-15-0001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''North Hwanghae Province''' ('''Hwanghaebuk-to'''; {{IPA|ko|ɸwa̠ŋ.ɦɛ.buk̚.t͈o̞}}, lit. "north [[Yellow Sea]] province") is a [[Administrative divisions of North Korea|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-do (North Korea)|Kangwon]] to the east, [[Kaesong Industrial Region]] and [[South Korea]]'s [[Gyeonggi Province]] to the south, and [[South Hwanghae]] southwest.  In 2003, [[Kaesong|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.

==Administrative divisions==
North Hwanghae is divided into 2 cities ("si") and 18 counties ("kun").  Three of these counties (Chunghwa, [[Kangnam County|Kangnam]], and Sangwon) were added to the province in 2010 after being split from Pyongyang.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201007160470.html|periodical=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|date=2010-07-17|access-date=2010-07-19|title=Pyongyang now more than one-third smaller; food shortage issues suspected}}</ref> However, Kangnam was returned to Pyongyang in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/02/29/kangnam-moved-into-pyongyang/ | title=Kangnam moved into Pyongyang }}</ref>

[[File:Hwanghae-Province-Scenery.jpg|thumb|right|Landscape near Koksan in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.]]

===Cities===
* [[Sariwon]] (capital) <br> 사리원시/{{linktext|沙|里|院|市}}
* [[Songrim]] <br> 송림시/{{linktext|松|林|市}}

===Counties===
{|
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* [[Chunghwa County]]<br> 중화군/{{linktext|中|和|郡}}
* [[Hwangju County]]<br> 황주군/{{linktext|黃|州|郡}}
* [[Koksan County]]<br> 곡산군/{{linktext|谷|山|郡}}
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* [[Kumchon County]]<br> 금천군/{{linktext|金|川|郡}}
* [[Pongsan County]]<br> 봉산군/{{linktext|鳳|山|郡}}
* [[Pyongsan County]]<br> 평산군/{{linktext|平|山|郡}}
* [[Rinsan County]]<br> 린산군/인산군/{{linktext|麟|山|郡}}
* [[Sangwon County]]<br> 상원군/{{linktext|祥|原|郡}}
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* [[Singye County]] <br> 신계군/{{linktext|新|溪|郡}}
* [[Sinpyong County]]<br> 신평군/{{linktext|新|坪|郡}}
* [[Sohung County]] <br> 서흥군/{{linktext|瑞|興|郡}}
* [[Suan County]]<br> 수안군/{{linktext|遂|安|郡}}
* [[Sungho County|Sŭngho County]]  승호군 / 勝湖郡
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*[[Tosan County]]<br> 토산군/{{linktext|兎|山|郡}}
* [[Unpa County]]<br> 은파군/{{linktext|銀|波|郡}}
* [[Yonsan County]]<br> 연산군/{{linktext|延|山|郡}}
* [[Yontan County]]<br> 연탄군/{{linktext|燕|灘|郡}}
|}

==Transportation==
North Hwanghae is connected to the rest of the country by way of the [[Pyongbu Railway Line]] (known in South Korea as the [[Kyongui Line]]), which, in theory, runs from [[Pyongyang]] to [[Pusan]]; however, in reality, the line is cut short by the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]]. It is also served by several large highways, most notably the [[Pyongyang-Kaesong Motorway]].

==Education==
There are several higher-level educational institutions in North Hwanghae, all government-run. These include the [[Kye Ung Sang Sariwon University of Agriculture]], the [[Sariwon University of Geology]], and the [[Sariwon Teachers University]].

==Culture==
===Historic landmarks===
North Hwanghae has many historical relics as the site of the [[Goryeo|Koryo]]-dynasty capital at Kaesong, a depository for many famous historic relics. The province is also home to the tombs of many of the Koryo monarchs, the most famous being the tombs of kings [[Tomb of King Wanggon|Taejo]] and [[Tomb of King Kongmin|Kongmin]], though [[Royal Tombs of the Koryo Dynasty|others]] are spread throughout Kaesong and Kaepung county. Kaesong also houses the [[Koguryo]]-era [[Taehungsan Fortress]], built to protect the kingdom's capital at [[Pyongyang]] and enclosing the famous [[Kwanumsa (Kaesong)|Kwanum Temple]]. Nearby to Sariwin is the famous [[Jongbangsan Fortress]], another Koguryo satellite for the defense of Pyongyang. This fortress encompasses the 9th-century [[Songbulsa]] Buddhist temple, one of the oldest and most picturesque in the country.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060109202822/http://nk.chosun.com/map/map.html?ACT=geo_01 행정 구역 현황 (''Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang'')] (in Korean only)
* http://nk.joins.com/map/i223.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110609223701/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200605/news05/11.htm

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