Kaesong

city in North Korea
AdministrativeArea special_level_city_in_north_korea Q109079
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Kaesong is a member of the League of Historical Cities[1].

Kaesong

Summary

Kaesong is a special-level city in North Korea[1]. Kaesong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kaesong was a member of League of Historical Cities[3].
  • Kaesong is in the country of North Korea[4].
  • Kaesong's instance of is recorded as special-level city in North Korea[5].
  • Kaesong's official language is recorded as Korean[6].
  • Kaesong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as mainland Kaesong[7].
  • Kaesong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kaepung-guyok[8].
  • Kaesong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Panmun-guyok[9].
  • Kaesong's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Changpung County[10].
  • Kaesong's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cusco[11].
  • Kaesong's Commons category is recorded as Kaesong[12].
  • Kaesong's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[13].
  • Kaesong comprises Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong[14].
  • Kaesong comprises Koryo Songgyungwan University[15].
  • Kaesong's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.971666666666664, 'lon': 126.55277777777778}[16].
  • Kaesong's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kaesong[17].
  • Kaesong has a population of {'amount': '+308440'}[18].
  • Kaesong has a population of {'amount': '+334433'}[19].
  • Kaesong's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[20].
  • Kaesong's capital of is recorded as Goryeo[21].
  • Kaesong's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko-kp', 'text': '개성특별시'}[22].
  • Kaesong's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '개성시'}[23].
  • Kaesong's category for people born here is recorded as Category:People from Kaesong[24].
  • Kaesong's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32420705[25].
  • Kaesong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko-kp', 'text': '개성특별시'}[26].
  • Kaesong's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People of Kaesong[27].

Body

Geography

Kaesong is in the country of North Korea[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+1309000000'}[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+494.2'}[29], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+5222.1'}[30]. Kaesong sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+489'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+308440'}[18] and {'amount': '+334433'}[19].

Designation and Status

Kaesong's instance of is recorded as special-level city in North Korea[5].

Why It Matters

Kaesong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Kaesong is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . aatccusco.com. aatccusco.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . lhc-s.org. Retrieved . lhc-s.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2008 North Korean census. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 1993 North Korean census. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Kaesong montage.png, Kaesong in 2018.jpg
    Maintained by wikiproject ['Q5497514', 'Q13341444', 'Q8503515']
    Ipa transcription kɛ.sɔŋ
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  2. 28d ago · Treisijs · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country North Korea, Goryeo
    Category of associated people Category:People of Kaesong
    Located in time zone UTC+09:00
    Member of League of Historical Cities
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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