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| P'yongyang Directly Governed City | |
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| Korean Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | P'yongyang Chik'alshi |
| Revised Romanization | Pyeongyang Jikhalsi |
| Hangul | 평양 직할시 |
| Hanja | 平壌直轄市 |
| Short Name | P'yongyang (Pyeongyang; 평양; 平壌) |
| Statistics | |
| Population | 2,741,260 ( 1993) |
| Area | ? |
| Government | Special City; Capital of North Korea |
| Administrative Divisions | 19 wards ("Kuyok"); 4 counties ("Kun") |
| Split from | South P'yongan, 1946 |
| Region | Kwanso |
| Dialect | P'yongan |
| Location Map | |
P'yongyang (Pyeongyang) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the northwest of the country, near the Taedong river.
The city had a population in 1993 of 2,741,260. The city is administered as a Directly Governed City (Chik'alshi), on the same level as provincial governments.
The city is classified as a Directly Governed City (Chik'alshi), not a Special City as Seoul in South Korea. In fact, the North Korean national newspaper and broadcasting say "Pyongyang Chik'alshi". Some sources, most of them come from South Korea, refer the city as a Special City; however these are the old sources. Moreover, South Korea has corrected the city as a Directly Governed City, according to a South Korean newspaper in 1994.
According to legend, the city was founded in 1122 BC. The Goguryeo established commanderies here in 108 BC, which lasted for 400 years.
GoguryeoGoguryeo (also known as Koguryo Chinese: Gogoul ( 1st century BC- 668) was a kingdom in southern Manchuria and northern Korea. It is often referred to as one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Baekje and Silla. The modern name "Korea" derives from moved its capital here in 427. The Tang Empire and SillaThis article is about the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla. For the municipality of the same name in Spain, please see Silla, Valencia. Silla was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. Silla conquered the other two kingdoms in the 7th century C. Baekj allied and destroyed Goguryeo; and Tang put Andong Commandery in P'yongyang (668-676).In 676 it was wrested by SillaThis article is about the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla. For the municipality of the same name in Spain, please see Silla, Valencia. Silla was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. Silla conquered the other two kingdoms in the 7th century C. Baekj but left unattended until GoryeoGoryeo was the name of Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty, which lasted from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of the Joseon Dynasty in 1394. The name "Goryeo" is a shortened form of " Goguryeo," the name of a kingdom in northern Korea which was co dynasty.
P'yongyang is divided into 19 wards ("Kuyok") and 4 counties ("Kun").
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