News Articles for "Pyongyang"
North Korean leader sends special envoy to China
After months of ignoring China's warnings to give up its nuclear program, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednes...
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Court rules against man for emailing NKorean spy
South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling sentencing a man to a year and half in prison for exchanging emails with an alleged North Korean spy and p...
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Search Results for "Pyongyang"
| Pyongyang 평양 |
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|---|---|
| — Directly Governed City — | |
| Pyongyang Directly Governed City | |
| transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 평양직할시 |
| • Hancha | 平壤直轄市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | P'yŏngyang Chikhalsi |
| • Revised Romanization | Pyeongyang Jikhalsi |
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| Nickname(s): "Jerusalem of the East" (archaic)[1][2] | |
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| Coordinates: 39°1′10″N 125°44′17″E / 39.01944°N 125.73806°ECoordinates: 39°1′10″N 125°44′17″E / 39.01944°N 125.73806°E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Region | P'yŏngan |
| Founded | 1122 BC |
| Districts |
18 districts, 1 county
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| Government | |
| • Chairman of Pyongyang Municipal People's Committee | Ryang Man Kil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,194 km2 (1,233 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,581,076[3] |
| • Dialect | P'yŏngan |
