North Pyeongan Province (Republic of Korea)

"North Pyeongan Province" or "Pyeonganbuk-do" (Korean pronunciation: [pʰjʌŋanbukt͈o]) is, according to South Korean law, a province of the Republic of Korea, as the South Korean government formally claims to be the legitimate government of the whole of Korea. The area constituting the province is under the de facto jurisdiction of North Korea.

North Pyeongan Province
Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	평안북도
• Hanja	平安北道
• Revised Romanization	Pyeonganbuk-do
Flag
Country	Republic of Korea (claimed)
Capital	Sinuiju
Subdivisions	1 cities; 19 counties
Government
• Governor	Baek Gu-Seop
Area
• Total	28,442.9 km2 (10,981.9 sq mi)

Former flag of North Pyeongan Province (1949-2020)

As South Korea does not recognize changes in administrative divisions made by North Korea, official maps of the South Korean government shows North Pyeongan Province in its pre-1945 borders. The area corresponds to North Korea's North Pyongan Province, almost all of Chagang Province and a small part of Ryanggang Province.

To symbolize its claims, the South Korean government established The Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces as an administrative body for the five northern provinces. A governor for North Pyeongan Province is appointed by the President of South Korea.