Pyongyang

Pyongyangis the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (commonly known as North Korea) and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was split from the South P'yŏngan province in 1946. It is administered as a directly governed city (chikhalsi, 직할시) on the same level as provincial governments, not a special city (teukbyeolsi, 특별시) as Seoul in South Korea.
==Arenas==
*May Day Stadium
==Events==
*Kollision in Korea - April 28-29, 1995.
==External links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:North Korean cities