North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to;Korean pronunciation:[ɸwa̠ŋ.ɦɛ.buk̚.t͈o̞], lit. "northYellow Sea province") is aprovince ofNorth Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the formerHwanghae Province was split into North andSouth Hwanghae. The provincial capital isSariwon. The province is bordered byPyongyang andSouth Pyongan to the north,Kangwon to the east,Kaesong Industrial Region andSouth Korea'sGyeonggi Province to the south, andSouth Hwanghae southwest. In 2003,Kaesong Directly Governed City (Kaesong Chikhalsi) became part of North Hwanghae asKaepung County. Later on in 2019, it was promoted as Special City (Kaesong T'ŭkpyŏlsi). Thus, it was separated from North Hwanghae.

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″N125°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 theWPK	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 is divided into 2 cities ("si") and 18 counties ("kun"). Three of these counties (Chunghwa,Kangnam, and Sangwon) were added to the province in 2010 after being split from Pyongyang.^[3] However, Kangnam was returned to Pyongyang in 2011.^[4]

• Sariwon (capital)
  사리원시/沙里院市
• Songrim
  송림시/松林市

North Hwanghae is connected to the rest of the country by way of thePyongbu Railway Line (known in South Korea as theKyongui Line), which, in theory, runs fromPyongyang toPusan; however, in reality, the line is cut short by theKorean Demilitarized Zone. It is also served by several large highways, most notably thePyongyang-Kaesong Motorway.

There are several higher-level educational institutions in North Hwanghae, all government-run. These include theKye Ung Sang Sariwon University of Agriculture, theSariwon University of Geology, and theSariwon Teachers University.

North Hwanghae has many historical relics as the site of theKoryo-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 kingsTaejo andKongmin, thoughothers are spread throughout Kaesong and Kaepung county. Kaesong also houses theKoguryo-eraTaehungsan Fortress, built to protect the kingdom's capital atPyongyang and enclosing the famousKwanum Temple. Nearby to Sariwin is the famousJongbangsan Fortress, another Koguryo satellite for the defense of Pyongyang. This fortress encompasses the 9th-centurySongbulsa Buddhist temple, one of the oldest and most picturesque in the country.

• 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