Pyongyang

:For the graphic novel by Guy Delisle, see Pyongyang (comic).

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Guy Delisle - Pyongyang (comic)

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P'yŏngyang (?? / ??) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the northwest of the country, situated on the Taedong River. The official population of the city is not disclosed; given as 2,741,260 in 1993, it was reported as 2.5 and 3.8 million in 2002 and 2003 by Chosen Soren, a pro-North Korean organization. Pyongyang is located at 39°2' North, 125°45' East (39.0333, 125.75).

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Capital - City - North Korea - Taedong River - Chosen Soren

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The city was split from the South P'yŏngan province in 1946. It is administered as a Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi), on the same level as provincial governments, not a Special City (Teukbyeolsi) as Seoul is in South Korea. Some sources, mostly older and South Korean, refer to Pyongyang as a Special City, but it has been reported that even the South Korean government adopted the Directly Governed City terminology in 1994.

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South P'yŏngan - 1946 - Directly Governed City - Special City - Seoul - South Korea

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