North Korea Genealogy

Asia North Korea

Guide to North Korea ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Getting started with North Korea research
Korea is a 600-mile (966-km) peninsula jutting out from Manchuria and China (and a small portion of the Russia). North Korea occupies an area—slightly smaller than Pennsylvania—north of the 38th parallel. The country is almost completely covered by a series of north-south mountain ranges separated by narrow valleys. The Yalu River forms part of the northern border with Manchuria.

Provinces
Chagang · Hamgyongbuk · Hamgyongnam · Hwanghaenam · Hwanghaebuk · Kangwon · Pyonganbuk · Pyongannam · Pyongyang · Rason · Ryanggang

Research Tools

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A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Korea, Collection of Genelogies (FamilySearch Historical Records)