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Pyongyang
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Pyongyang

Capital city of North Korea

Citycitydirect-controlled municipalityfirst-level administrative divisionQ18808

Also known as Pyeongyang · Capital of Revolution · Ryugyong · P’yŏng-yang

Country
Located in
Population
Area
  • 3,194 km²
Elevation
  • 38 m

Overview

Over time

Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source

Population

All data

172 statements · 19% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Twinned administrative body
Capital of
Shares border with
Located in or next to body of water
Native label
  • 평양직할시 revised romanization: Pyeong-yang Jikhalsi · mccune–reischauer romanization: P’yŏng’yang Chikhalsi
Official name
  • 평양직할시
  • 평양시 mccune–reischauer romanization: P'yŏngyang Chikhalsi · revised romanization: Pyeongyang Jikhalsi
  • 平壤直轄市
Part of
Replaces
Demonym
World Heritage criteria
Heritage designation
Significant event
Different from
Geoshape
  • Data:North Korea/P'yŏngyang.map
Economy of topic
Continent
IPA transcription
  • pʲʰʌ̹ŋ.ja̠ŋ language: Korean
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Local dialing code
  • 02
Official language

On other databases

68 identifiers linking Pyongyang across the web's reference databases