Pyongyang

Pyongyang
Pyongyang; 평양
	Directly Govrened Ceety
	Pyongyang Directly Govrened Ceety
transcription(s)
•Chosŏn'gŭl	평양직할시
•Hancha	BìnhNhưỡngTrực hạt thị
•McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏngyang Chikhalsi
•Revised Romanization	Pyeongyang Jikhalsi
	Frae tap left: Pyongyang's Skyline,Juche Touer,Kumsusan Memorial Palace,Airch o Triumph,Airch o Reunification,Tomb oKeeng Dongmyeong& Puhŭng Station,Pyongyang Metro
	Eik-name(s): "Jerusalem o the East"(archaic)
	Cairt o North Korea wi Pyongyang heichlichtit
	Coordinates:39°1′10″N125°44′17″E/ 39.01944°N 125.73806°ECoordinates:39°1′10″N125°44′17″E/ 39.01944°N 125.73806°E
Kintra	North Korea
Region	P'yŏngan
Foondit	1122 BC
Destricts	18 destricts, 1 coonty Chung-guyok; Pyongchon-guyok; Potonggang-guyok; Moranbong-guyok; Sosong-guyok; Songyo-guyok; Tongdaewon-guyok; Taedonggang-guyok; Sadong-guyok; Taesong-guyok; Mangyongdae-guyok; Hyongjesan-guyok; Ryongsong-guyok; Samsok-guyok; Ryokpo-guyok; Nakrang-guyok; Sunan-guyok; Unjong-guyok; Kangdong-gun;
Govrenment
• Chairman o Pyongyang Municipal Fowk's Committee	Ryang Man Kil
Area
• Total	3194 km2(1,233 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	2,581,076
• Dialect	P'yŏngan

Pyongyang(Korean pronunciation:[pçɔɲaŋ],literally: "Flat Land" ) is thecaipitalan lairgest ceety oNorth Korea(Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea), locatit on theTaedong River.

Etymology[eedit|eedit soorce]

Ane o its mony historic names isRyugyŏng(류경; liễu kinh), or "caipital o willaes", aswillae treeshae aaways been numerous throughoot the ceety's history, an mony poems hae been written aboot thir willaes. Even the day, Pyongyang haes numerous willae trees, wi mony buildings an places haein "Ryugyŏng"in thair names. The maist notable o thir is the uncompletedRyugyŏng Hotel.

Its ither historic names includeKisŏng,Hwangsŏng,Rakrang,Sŏgyŏng,Sŏdo,Hogyŏng,anChangan.Durin the Japanese rule it wis kent asHeijō,which is simply the Japanese readin o the Cheenese charactersBình 壌which comprise the name Pyongyang.

Sister ceeties[eedit|eedit soorce]

References[eedit|eedit soorce]

↑Lankov, Andrei (16 Mairch 2005)."North Korea's missionary position".Asia Times Online.Asia Times Online Ltd. Archived fraethe originalon 2 Februar 2018.Retrieved25 Januar2013.By the early 1940s Pyongyang was by far the most Protestant of all major cities of Korea, with some 25-30% of its adult population being church-going Christians. In missionary circles this earned the city the nickname "Jerusalem of the East".
↑Caryl, Christian (15 September 2007)."Prayer In Pyongyang".The Daily Beast.The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company LLC.Archivedfrae the original on 16 Februar 2013.Retrieved25 Januar2013.It's hard to say how many covert Christians the North has; estimates range from the low tens of thousands to 100,000. Christianity came to the peninsula in the late 19th century. Pyongyang, in fact, was once known as the "Jerusalem of the East."
↑http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?q=city+population&d=POP&f=tableCode%3a240

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[AsiaTimesNick-1] Lankov, Andrei (16 Mairch 2005)."North Korea's missionary position".Asia Times Online.Asia Times Online Ltd. Archived fraethe originalon 2 Februar 2018.Retrieved25 Januar2013.By the early 1940s Pyongyang was by far the most Protestant of all major cities of Korea, with some 25-30% of its adult population being church-going Christians. In missionary circles this earned the city the nickname "Jerusalem of the East".

[DailyBeastNick-2] Caryl, Christian (15 September 2007)."Prayer In Pyongyang".The Daily Beast.The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company LLC.Archivedfrae the original on 16 Februar 2013.Retrieved25 Januar2013.It's hard to say how many covert Christians the North has; estimates range from the low tens of thousands to 100,000. Christianity came to the peninsula in the late 19th century. Pyongyang, in fact, was once known as the "Jerusalem of the East."

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