North Pyongan Province

North Pyongan Province (also spelled North P'yŏngan; Korean: 평안북도; MR: Phyŏnganbukto) 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.

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 street in Sinuiju when it was under Japanese control
• 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
• Newly built housing complex at North Pyongan Province, with Sinuiju city and Dandong city at the background.