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Ryanggang (Ryanggang-do) is a province
Administrative divisions of North Korea

The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. Many of the units have equivalents in the Administrative Divisions of South Korea of South Korea....
 in North Korea
North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
. The province is bordered by China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 on the north, North Hamgyong
North Hamgyong

North Hamgyong is a Administrative divisions of North Korea of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province....
 on the east, South Hamgyong
South Hamgyong

South Hamgyong is a Administrative divisions of North Korea of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea....
 on the south, and Chagang
Chagang

Chagang is an Administrative divisions of North Korea in North Korea; it is bordered by China on the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong on the east, South Pyongan on the south, and North Pyongan to the west....
 on the west. Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyong. The provincial capital is Hyesan
Hyesan

Hyesan is a city in the northern part of the northern Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre....
. In South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
n usage, "Ryanggang" is spelled and pronounced as "Yanggang."

Along the northern border with China runs the Yalu River
Yalu River

The Yalu River or the Amnok River is a river on the border between China and North Korea. The Chinese language name comes from a Manchu language word meaning "the boundary between two countries"....
 and the Tumen River
Tumen River

The Tumen or Tuman River is a 521 km-long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia, rising in Baekdu Mountain and flowing into the Sea of Japan....
.






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Ryanggang (Ryanggang-do) is a province
Administrative divisions of North Korea

The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. Many of the units have equivalents in the Administrative Divisions of South Korea of South Korea....
 in North Korea
North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
. The province is bordered by China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 on the north, North Hamgyong
North Hamgyong

North Hamgyong is a Administrative divisions of North Korea of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province....
 on the east, South Hamgyong
South Hamgyong

South Hamgyong is a Administrative divisions of North Korea of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea....
 on the south, and Chagang
Chagang

Chagang is an Administrative divisions of North Korea in North Korea; it is bordered by China on the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong on the east, South Pyongan on the south, and North Pyongan to the west....
 on the west. Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyong. The provincial capital is Hyesan
Hyesan

Hyesan is a city in the northern part of the northern Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre....
. In South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
n usage, "Ryanggang" is spelled and pronounced as "Yanggang."

Along the northern border with China runs the Yalu River
Yalu River

The Yalu River or the Amnok River is a river on the border between China and North Korea. The Chinese language name comes from a Manchu language word meaning "the boundary between two countries"....
 and the Tumen River
Tumen River

The Tumen or Tuman River is a 521 km-long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia, rising in Baekdu Mountain and flowing into the Sea of Japan....
. In between the rivers, and the source of both, is Mount Paektu, a mountain revered by both the Koreans and Manchurians as the mythic origin of each people. The North Korean government claims that Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il is the de facto leader of the North Korea. He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea ....
 was born there when his parents were at a Communist resistance camp at the mountain. The North Korean-Chinese border for 20 miles east of the mountain is "dry, remote and mountainous, barely patrolled," making it one of the crossing areas for refugees from North Korea into China, although most, including refugees from Ryanggang itself, prefer to cross over the Tumen River
Tumen River

The Tumen or Tuman River is a 521 km-long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia, rising in Baekdu Mountain and flowing into the Sea of Japan....
.

Although all of North Korea is economically depressed, Ryanggang province, along with neighboring North Hamgyong and South Hamgyong provinces, are the poorest, forming North Korea's "Rust Belt" of industrialized cities with factories now decrepit and failing. The worst hunger of the 1990s famine years occurred in these three provinces, and most refugees into China come from the Rust Belt region.

An explosion and mushroom cloud
Mushroom cloud

A mushroom cloud is a distinctive mushroom-shaped cloud of condensed water vapor or debris resulting from a very large explosion. They are most commonly associated with nuclear explosions, but any sufficiently large blast will produce the same sort of effect....
 was reportedly detected in Kimhyongjik-gun
Kimhyongjik

Kimhyongjik County is a kun of Ryanggang Province, North Korea. Formerly known as Huch'ang County, it was renamed in 1988 after Kim Il Sung's father, Kim Hyong-jik....
 on September 9, 2004, the 56th anniversary of the creation of North Korea. This was reported a few days later on September 12. See Ryanggang explosion
Ryanggang explosion

The Ryanggang explosion was a large explosion that took place in North Korea on September 9, 2004, in the northern Administrative divisions of North Korea of Ryanggang....
.

Administrative divisions

Ryanggang is divided into 1 city ("Si") and 11 counties ("Kun").

  • Hyesan
    Hyesan

    Hyesan is a city in the northern part of the northern Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre....
    -si     (???; ???)
  • Kapsan
    Kapsan

    Kapsan is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. During the Joseon Dynasty, officials who had fallen into disfavor were often sent into internal exile there....
    -gun (???; ???)
  • Kimjongsuk
    Kimjongsuk

    Kimjongsuk is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea, along the Yalu River. Originally part of Samsu, the county was made a separate entity in 1981....
    -gun (????; ????)
  • Kimhyonggwon
    Kimhyonggwon

    Kimhyonggwon is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in southeastern Ryanggang province, North Korea. It borders South Hamgyong to the south....
    -gun (????; ????)
  • Kimhyongjik
    Kimhyongjik

    Kimhyongjik County is a kun of Ryanggang Province, North Korea. Formerly known as Huch'ang County, it was renamed in 1988 after Kim Il Sung's father, Kim Hyong-jik....
    -gun (????; ????)
  • Paegam
    Paegam

    Paegam is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. The terrain is mountainous, as Paegam lies atop the Paektu Plateau, site of Korea's highest mountains....
    -gun (???; ???)
  • Poch'on
    Pochon

    Pochon is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It looks westward across the Yalu River at People's Republic of China....
    -gun (???; ???)
  • P'ungso
    Pungso

    Pungso is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was constructed after the division of Korea from portions of Kimhyonggwon and Kapsan....
    -gun (???; ???)
  • Samjiyon
    Samjiyon

    Samjiyon, or Samjiyon-kun, is a district in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It has its own airport. It takes its name from three lakes in the county, which are known as the Samjiyon....
    -gun (????; ????)
  • Samsu
    Samsu

    Samsu is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. Prior to 1954, it was part of South Hamgyong province....
    -gun (???; ???)
  • Taehongdan
    Taehongdan

    Taehongdan is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was originally part of Musan.To the north, Taehongdan looks across the Tumen River at People's Republic of China....
    -gun (????; ????)
  • Unhung
    Unhung

    Unhung is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was created following the division of Korea from portions of Hyesan and Kapsan....
    -gun (???; ???)


See also

  • List of Korea-related topics
    List of Korea-related topics

    This is a list of articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. For help on how to use this list, see the #Introduction below....


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