Kaesong

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Kaesŏng City

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Korean Name

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McCune-ReischauerKaesŏng-si

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Revised RomanizationGaeseong-si

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Hangul개성시

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Hanja開城市

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Short NameKaesŏng (Gaeseong;개성; 開城)

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Statistics

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Population145,000 (est. circa 2000)

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Area?

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GovernmentCity in North Hwanghae; former Directly Governed City

Related Topics:
North Hwanghae - Directly Governed City

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Split fromGyeonggi, 1951

Related Topics:
Gyeonggi - 1951

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JoinedNorth Hwanghae, 2003

Related Topics:
North Hwanghae - 2003

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DialectSeoul

Related Topics:
Dialect - Seoul

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Location Map(Note: Map shows boundaries of former Kaesŏng Directly Governed City)

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Kaesŏng (Gaeseong) is a city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty. The city is near Kaesŏng Industrial Region.

Related Topics:
North Hwanghae - North Korea - Directly Governed City - Korea - Goryeo Dynasty - Kaesŏng Industrial Region

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When Yi Seonggye overthrew the Goryeo Dynasty in 1392 and established the Joseon Dynasty, he moved the Korean capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang (modern-day Seoul). Kaesŏng remained a part of Gyeonggi Province until the Korean War. In 1951, the city (which had been part of South Korea) came under North Korean control, and the area around the city was organized into "Kaesŏng Region" (Kaesŏng Chigu; 개성 지구; 開城 地區). In 1955, Kaesŏng became a "Directly Governed City" (Kaesŏng Chikhalsi; 개성 직할시; 開城 直轄市). In 2002, Kaesŏng Industrial Region was formed from part of Kaesŏng. In 2003, the remaining part of Kaesŏng (exluding the Industrial Region) became part of North Hwanghae Province.

Related Topics:
Yi Seonggye - 1392 - Joseon Dynasty - Seoul - Gyeonggi - Korean War - 1951 - South Korea - North Korea - 1955 - 2002 - Kaesŏng Industrial Region - 2003 - North Hwanghae

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The city is close to the Demilitarized Zone that divides North and South Korea.

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