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South Pyongan
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English
+ Province
Pyongannam-do
Etymology
Borrowed from en ko ^평안남도(平安南道).
Pronunciation
pyôngʹänʹen 1952 South Pyongan Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 1807 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/1807/ 2 South Pyongan (pyôngʹänʹ), Korean Pyongan-namdo, Jap. [Japanese] Heian-nando, province [Jap. and Korean do]
Proper noun
South Pyongan
en province c/North Korea Pyongsong.
July 24, 2006 UN says North Korean crop loss heavy - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20240114084326/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/24/world/asia/24iht-north.2277263.html 14 January 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/24/world/asia/24iht-north.2277263.html Asia Pacific In its report, which was released on Friday, the UN agency also said floods had forced about 60,000 people from their homes, most of them in South Pyongan Province in central North Korea.
en 07/28/2012 Scores die, thousands homeless after North Korea floods w:France 24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120729070815/https://www.france24.com/en/20120728-north-korea-severe-floods-kill-dozens-thousands-homeless-south-pyongan-province 29 July 2012 https://www.france24.com/en/20120728-north-korea-severe-floods-kill-dozens-thousands-homeless-south-pyongan-province Asia / Pacific The biggest loss of human life was in two counties of South Pyongan province, which were hit by torrential rains on Monday and Tuesday, it said.
en August 4, 2012 More deaths in N. Korea floods w:Deutsche Welle https://web.archive.org/web/20211222153429/https://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-in-north-korea-floods-rises/a-16144279 https://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-in-north-korea-floods-rises/a-16144279 22 December 2021 The UN mission said immediate food aid was needed in the worst affected counties: Anju and Songchon in South Pyongan province and Chonnae in Kangwon province.It also said that some 50,000 families lacked clean drinking water and stood in need of purification tablets or other help to prevent disease.
Holonyms
en Pyongan
Related terms
en North Pyongan
Translations
province of North Korea
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 平安南道
Korean: ko 평안남도
Polish: pl Pyongan Południowy m
References
Further reading
en 1998 South Pyongan Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/ 3 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 2988 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/page/2988/ 1
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