Pyongyang

Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea

Location

▶ North Korea, east Asia, the Korean peninsula, US postal Group 6, the UK 'rest of the world' postal zone,  …

P’yŏngyang-si

Location of

▶ Rungrado May Day Stadium, Korean People's Army, Air Koryo, Kim Il-sung University, Workers' Party of Korea,  …

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Rodong Sinmun, Korea Central Zoo, Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, General Sherman incident, Battle of Pyongyang, Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies, Yanggakdo Stadium, Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mangyongdae-guyok, Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, Kim Chaek University of Technology, Sadong-guyŏk, Taedonggang-guyŏk, Pyongyang Foreigners School, Songyo-guyok, Workers Party of North Korea, Pyongchon-guyok, Sŏsŏng-guyŏk, Pyongyang University of Music and Dance, Unjong-guyok, Moranbong-guyok, Potonggang-guyok, Kangnam-gun, Hyongjesan-guyok, Sungho-guyok, Samsok-guyok, Ryongsong-guyok, Ryokpo-guyok, Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk, Chung-guyok, Taesong-guyok, Sunan-guyŏk

Population

9,880,000; 3,255,388

Area

3,194 square kilometres

Births

▶ Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-chul, Kim Jong-nam, Kim Yong-nam,  …

Kim Pyong-il, Kim Jong-woon, Hong Yong-Jo, Choe Myong-Ho, George M. McCune, Ahn Eak-tai, Pak Doo-Ik, Kang Chol-Hwan, Kim Kum-Il, Kim Kuk-Jin, Mary Paik Lee, Francis Hong Yong-ho, Han Myeong Sook, Toshiya Fujita, Sang Whang, Ri Kum-Suk, Chu Yo-han, Ji Yun-Nam, Choe Kum-Chol, Elmer Noble, Yun Sim-deok, Kim Sung-Gan, Kim Myong-Won, Choi Chung-Min, Ri Chol-Myong, Kim Joong Up, Ri Myong Jun, Ri Jun-Il, Ri Myong-Guk, Attila Farkas, Jong Yong Hyok, Pak Chol-Jin, Choi Hyunmi, Seok Joo-myung, Cha Jong-Hyok, Kang Hyo-shil, Gang Hyo-sil, New Il-han, Song Chol Ri, Hyobong Hangnul, Song Jong-Sun, Kim Myeong-sun

Capital of

North Korea, Korea

Origin of

Yun Sim-deok, Yoon Sim-Deok

Elevation

27 metres

Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang

Contents

Air Koryo

Used by

Amrokgang Sports Group, Moranbong Sports Group, Moranbong Sports Team

Slogan

"Dynamic Labors"

Closest Airport

Sunan International Airport

Deaths

▶ Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-suk, Choi Hong Hi, Larry Allen Abshier, Jerry Wayne Parrish,  …

Choi Yong-kun, Paek Nam-sun, Yon Hyong-muk, Billie G. Kanell

Coordinates

▶ 39°01'59.88"N, 39°01'54.69"N, 39°01'54"N, 39°01'59"N, 125°44'17"E,  …

125°45'13.55"E

Pet Name

"Dynamic Labors", "Ryŏkttongjŏk Rodong", "Ryugyŏng", "City of Willows", "Ryugyŏng (류경/柳京)(Korean)"

Residents

▶ Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-chul, Kim Jong-nam, Ko Young-hee, James Joseph Dresnok,  …

Kim Jong-woon, Francis Hong Yong-ho, Han Myeong Sook, Toshiya Fujita, Ri Kum-Suk, Kim Yong-suk, Paek Son Haeng, Song Chol Ri, Kim Myeong-sun

Class

▶ settlement, city, town or city, populated place, administrative area within a nation above city-level,  …

university city, geographical area

Gns Unique Feature Identifier

"-183459"

Open Calais URI

http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/city/ralg-geo1/fef46be3-ec9e-d71c-98a7-7680b084a670

Freebase ID

"/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000005ecb1"

Related Websites

▶ http://www.sightseebyspace.com/view_link.php?txt_link_autoid=548, http://www.nkeconwatch.com/north-korea-uncovered-google-earth, http://www.ryugyonghotel.com, http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/steam/trains/nkorea05.htm, http://www.enlight.ru/camera/dprk/index_e.html,  …

http://www.travel-earth.com/dprk/pyongyang, http://www.travel-images.com/korean.html, http://www.michaeljennings.de/content/dprk.htm, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3113352.stm, http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165472#Post165472

GeoNames URL

http://sws.geonames.org/1871859/

DBPedia URI

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Pyongyang

Met Office ID

"2520"

Iso 3166:2 Code

"KP-PYO"

Time Zone Area

the Korean peninsula

Freebase Primary MID

"/m/0cw5k"