Chagang

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Chagang Province

Korean name
McCune-Reischauer Chagang-do
Revised Romanization Jagang-do
Hangul 자강도
Hanja 慈江道
Short name Chagang (Jagang; 자강)
Statistics
Population 1 147 946
Area 16 613
Government Province
Capital Kanggye
Administrative divisions 3 cities (Si); 15 counties (Kun)
Region Kwansŏ
Dialect P'yŏngan
Location map
Map of North Korea highlighting the province
Chagang (Chagang-do) is a province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China on the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong on the east, South P'yŏngan on the south, and North P'yŏngan to the west. Chagang was formed in 1949, when it was separated from North P'yŏngan. The provincial capital is Kanggye.

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Administrative divisions

Chagang is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 15 counties ("Kun").

Cities

Counties

Provinces:	Chagang \| North Hamgyŏng \| South Hamgyŏng \| North Hwanghae \| South Hwanghae \| Kangwŏn \| North P'yŏngan \| South P'yŏngan \| Ryanggang
Special Administrative Regions:	Kaesŏng Industrial Region \| Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region \| Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region
Directly Governed Cities:	P'yŏngyang \| Rasŏn

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