Pyongyang

Summary

Pyongyang is a city^[1]. Pyongyang ranks in the top 0.78% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,787 views/month, #43 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pyongyang is located in North Korea^[3].
• Pyongyang is in the country of North Korea^[4].
• Pyongyang is on the body of water Taedong River^[5].
• Pyongyang's video is recorded as Driving through Pyongyang.webm^[6].
• Pyongyang's video is recorded as Лукашенко поговорил тет-а-тет с Ким Чен Ыном! - Первый день визита в КНДР- ГЛАВНОЕ NO AUDIO.webm^[7].
• Pyongyang's image is recorded as Panoramic view from Juche Tower.jpg^[8].
• Pyongyang's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].
• Pyongyang's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Pyongyang's instance of is recorded as direct-controlled municipality^[11].
• Pyongyang's instance of is recorded as first-level administrative division^[12].
• Pyongyang's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Pyongyang's instance of is recorded as largest city^[14].
• Pyongyang's official language is recorded as North Korean standard language^[15].
• Pyongyang's shares border with is recorded as North Hwanghae Province^[16].
• Pyongyang's shares border with is recorded as South Pyongan Province^[17].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chung-guyok^[18].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mangyongdae District^[19].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Songyo-guyok^[20].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pyongchon-guyok^[21].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tongdaewon-guyok^[22].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ryongsong-guyok^[23].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Unjong-guyok^[24].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taesong-guyok^[25].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Moranbong-guyok^[26].
• Pyongyang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sosong-guyok^[27].

Body

Geography

Pyongyang is in the country of North Korea^[4]. Pyongyang is located in North Korea^[3]. Pyongyang is on the body of water Taedong River^[5]. Pyongyang's continent is recorded as Asia^[9]. Pyongyang's part of is recorded as Pyongan^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+2581076'}^[29], {'amount': '+2863000'}^[30], {'amount': '+4138187'}^[31], {'amount': '+35000'}^[32], {'amount': '+41167'}^[33], and {'amount': '+235000'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], direct-controlled municipality^[11], first-level administrative division^[12], big city^[13], and largest city^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pyongyang include Pyongyang International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in North Korea^[37]; Pyongyang time^[38], a time zone^[39], in North Korea^[40], founded in 2015^[41]; and Pyongyang Touch^[42], a smartphone model^[43], in North Korea^[44].

Why It Matters

Pyongyang ranks in the top 0.78% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,787 views/month, #43 of 5,534).^[2] Pyongyang has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Pyongyang is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Pyongyang include Pyongyang International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in North Korea^[37]; Pyongyang time^[38], a time zone^[39], in North Korea^[40], founded in 2015^[41]; and Pyongyang Touch^[42], a smartphone model^[43], in North Korea^[44].