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

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Split fromGyeonggi, 1951

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JoinedNorth Hwanghae, 2003

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DialectSeoul

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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.

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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.

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

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North Hwanghae: North Hwanghae (Hwanghae-pukto) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sariwŏn. The province is bordered by P'yŏngyang and South P'yŏngan to the north, Kangw&...

Gyeonggi: redirect Gyeonggi-do...

1951: 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar....