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The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. Pyongyang , the largest city and capital, is classified as a chikhalsi ( capital city ), while three cities (see the list below) are classified as t'ŭkpyŏlsi (special city).
This is a list of all second-level administrative divisions of North Korea, including cities, counties, workers' districts, districts, and wards, organized by province or directly governed city. Pyongyang Directly Governed City
Rank Name Administrative division Pop. Rank Name Administrative division Pop. Pyongyang Hamhung: 1: Pyongyang: Pyongyang Capital City: 3,255,288: 11: Sunchon: South ...
In fact, the North Korean national newspaper and broadcasting say "Pyongyang Chikhalsi". Some sources, most of them coming from South Korea, refer the city as a special city; however, these are old sources. Moreover, South Korea has corrected the city as a directly governed city, according to a South Korean newspaper in 1994.
North Korea claims seven provinces on the territory controlled by South Korea. While people's committees for these claimed provinces were elected in 1950 during the Korean War , no government-in-exile for them exists as of 2025, unlike the South Korean counterpart .
See List of second-level administrative divisions of North Korea for a complete list. The DPRK's second-level divisions. The most common second-level division is the county (kun; 군; 郡), a less urbanized area within a province or directly governed city. The more populous districts within provinces are cities (si; 시; 市).
List of cities in North Korea; Special cities of North Korea This page was last edited on 4 November 2019, at 03:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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