In 1395, the province was organized as Punghae (풍해도; 豐海道; Punghae-do). In 1417, the province was renamed Hwanghae. The name derived from the names of the two principal cities of Hwangju (황주; 黃州) and Haeju (해주; 海州).
In 1895, the province was reorganized into the Districts of Haeju (해주부; 海州府; Haeju-bu) in the west and Gaeseong (개성부; 開城府; Gaeseong-bu) in the east, but in 1896, a new system of thirteen provinces was established, and Hwanghae Province was reconstituted.
In 1945, Korea was divided into Soviet and American zones of occupation, north and south respectively of the 38th parallel. The southernmost part of Hwanghae (around the towns of Ongjin and Yonan County) was cut off from the rest of the province by the dividing line and joined Gyeonggi Province in the southern half of the country. In 1948, Hwanghae and Gyeonggi Provinces became parts of the new countries of North and South Korea respectively.
In 1953, at the end of the Korean War, the Northern Limit Line was established, which marked the maritime boundary between North and South Korea. The line runs between the mainland portion of Gyeonggi Province that had been part of Hwanghae before 1945, and the adjacent offshore islands (the largest of which is Baengnyeongdo). As a result, the mainland portion reverted to North Korean control, while the islands remained a part of South Korea. (Since 1999, North Korea has claimed a more southerly Maritime Military Demarcation Line, which would make the islands a part of North Korea as well. Disputes between North and South Korean naval vessels often occur in this area.)
hwanghae, province, this, article, about, eight, provinces, korea, during, joseon, hypothetical, province, claimed, south, korea, republic, korea, hwanghae, redirects, here, with, similar, chinese, name, yellow, hwanghae, ɦɛ, eight, provinces, korea, during, j. This article is about one the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon For the hypothetical province claimed by South Korea see Hwanghae Province Republic of Korea Hwanghae redirects here For the sea with a similar Chinese name see Yellow Sea Hwanghae Province Hwanghae do hwa ŋ ɦɛ do was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon era Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea The provincial capital was Haeju The regional name for the province was Haeseo Hwanghae ProvinceProvince of the Kingdom of Great JoseonKorean transcription s Hangul황해도 Hanja黃海道 Revised RomanizationHwanghae do McCune ReischauerHwanghae doShort name transcription s Hangul황해 Hanja黃海 Revised RomanizationHwanghae McCune ReischauerHwanghaeCountryKingdom of Great JoseonRegionHaesŏCapitalHaejuDialectHwanghaeHistory EditIn 1395 the province was organized as Punghae 풍해도 豐海道 Punghae do In 1417 the province was renamed Hwanghae The name derived from the names of the two principal cities of Hwangju 황주 黃州 and Haeju 해주 海州 In 1895 the province was reorganized into the Districts of Haeju 해주부 海州府 Haeju bu in the west and Gaeseong 개성부 開城府 Gaeseong bu in the east but in 1896 a new system of thirteen provinces was established and Hwanghae Province was reconstituted In 1945 Korea was divided into Soviet and American zones of occupation north and south respectively of the 38th parallel The southernmost part of Hwanghae around the towns of Ongjin and Yonan County was cut off from the rest of the province by the dividing line and joined Gyeonggi Province in the southern half of the country In 1948 Hwanghae and Gyeonggi Provinces became parts of the new countries of North and South Korea respectively In 1953 at the end of the Korean War the Northern Limit Line was established which marked the maritime boundary between North and South Korea The line runs between the mainland portion of Gyeonggi Province that had been part of Hwanghae before 1945 and the adjacent offshore islands the largest of which is Baengnyeongdo As a result the mainland portion reverted to North Korean control while the islands remained a part of South Korea Since 1999 North Korea has claimed a more southerly Maritime Military Demarcation Line which would make the islands a part of North Korea as well Disputes between North and South Korean naval vessels often occur in this area In 1954 North Korea s Hwanghae Province was divided into North and South Hwanghae Provinces Geography EditHwanghae was bounded by Pyeongan Province after 1896 South Pyeongan on the north Gangwon Province on the east Gyeonggi Province on the south and the Yellow Sea on the west External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hwanghae Seoul City history article on Hanseong and 22 other late 19th century districts in Korean Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hwanghae Province amp oldid 1082909934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
