Special cities of North Korea

North Korean Special Cities
북한 특별 도시(Korean)
bughan teugbyeol dosi(Romanized)
Category Unitary State
Location Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Number 4 Special Cities
Populations 205,000 (Rason) – 3,255,388 (Pyongyang)
Areas 710 square miles (1,800 km2) (Rason) – 400 square miles (1,000 km2) (Pyongyang)
Government Single-Party Government
Subdivisions District, County

Special cities are one of the first-level administrative division within North Korea. There are 3 top-level cities in North Korea: Pyongyang, Rason and Nampo.

Position in hierarchy and types

Special cities are the higher-ranked administrative divisions in North Korea. There are three kinds of special cities in North Korea.

TypeChosongulHanjaMcCune–ReischauerLevelCity namesNo. of cities
Direct-administered city직할시直轄市ChikhalsiFirstPyongyang1
Special city특별시特別市T'ŭkpyŏlsiFirstRason, Nampo2
Special-level city특급시特級市T'ŭkkŭpsiSecondKaesong1

The first level cities have equal status to the provinces.

List of special cities

NameChosongulHanjaTypeISO PopulationArea
(km²)
Density
(/km²)
Capital RegionProvince
related
Year of
assignment
Pyongyang평양직할시平壤直轄市Directly-administered cityKP-01 3,255,3883,1941,019 Chung-guyokKwansoSouth Pyongan1946
Rason라선특별시羅先特別市Special cityKP-13 205,000746275 Rajin-guyokKwanbukNorth Hamgyong2010
Nampo남포특별시南浦特別市Special cityKP-?? 366,815829442 Waudo-guyokKwansoSouth Pyongan2011
Kaesong개성특급시開城特級市Special-level citynone 308,4401,309235 HaesoNorth Hwanghae2003
Notes

List of defunct special cities

Division name Chosongul Hancha Province absorb into Administered Years
Chongjin청진시淸津市 North Hamgyong 1960–1967, 1977–1985
Hamhung함흥시咸興市 South Hamgyong 1960–1967

See also

References

The sources for this section are Chosun Ilbo's pages 행정구역 현황 ("Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang") and 행정구역 개편 일지 ("Haengjeong Guyeok Gaepyeon Ilji") (in Korean only; updated 2004).


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