South Hwanghae Province

South Hwanghae Province is a province in southwestern North Korea on the Yellow Sea. Its capital is Haeju.

Haeju: Haeju is a port city on the Yellow Sea and the capital of South Hwanghae Province. The provincial capital anchors its administration and serves as a major coastal city.
Korean agriculture: Korean agriculture comprises the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock on the Korean Peninsula. The province is among North Korea’s important farming regions.
Hwanghae Province: Hwanghae Province was a historic administrative province of Korea, divided after the Korean Peninsula’s partition. South Hwanghae emerged from the post-partition division of this province.
Mount Kuwol: Mount Kuwol is a mountain in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, known for its scenic landscape and historic sites. It is one of the province’s best-known inland landmarks.
Hwanghae: Hwanghae is a historical region of Korea, now divided between North and South Hwanghae provinces. The province takes its name from this older region.
Rice cultivation: Rice cultivation is the production of rice in flooded or rain-fed fields. The province’s lowland plains support extensive rice growing.
Division of Korea: The division of Korea is the separation of the peninsula into North and South Korea after World War II. The division placed the Hwanghae region under separate governments.
Suyangsan: Suyangsan is a mountain near Haeju in South Hwanghae Province. It rises beside the provincial capital and is associated with Haeju’s local landscape.
North Hwanghae Province: North Hwanghae Province is a province in southwestern North Korea, north of South Hwanghae Province. The two provinces divide the Hwanghae region in contemporary North Korea.
Kaesong: Kaesong is a city in North Korea near the border with South Korea, known for its historical sites and ginseng. The city and surrounding area became part of South Hwanghae Province in an administrative reorganization.

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