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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).
Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; Korean pronunciation: [ɾa.sʌ̹n, ɾa.dʑin.sʰʌ̹n.boŋ]) is a North Korean special city and ice-free port [3] in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea.
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Pyongyang is in the west-central part of North Korea; the city lies on a flat plain about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the Korea Bay, an arm of the Yellow Sea. The Taedong River flows southwestward through the city toward the Korea Bay. The Pyongyang plain, where the city is situated, is one of the two large plains on the Western coast of the ...
The Panmunjom flagpole, the world's seventh-tallest, 160 m (525 ft) in height, flying a 270 kg (595 lb) flag of North Korea over Kijŏng-dong, near Panmunjom. View of Kijŏng-dong The North Korean government says the village contains a 200-family collective farm , serviced by a child care center, kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, and ...
Note: Pyongyang is classified as a capital city (chikhalsi), not a special city as Seoul in South Korea. 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.
Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si; Korean pronunciation:) is North Korea's second-most populous city, the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province and the 16 largest city in the Korea Peninsula. Located in the southern part of the South Hamgyong province, Hamhung is the main and most populous metropolitan area in the province.
Kim Il-sung (1971). "On Some Immediate Tasks of the City and County People's Committees: Address at a Short Course for the City and County People's Committee Chairmen, August 9, 1958". Selected Works. Vol. II. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. pp. 171–192. OCLC 873247887.