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Profiles of the Cities of DPR Korea – Pyongyang Rainer Dormels (2014) Profiles of the cities of DPR Korea – Pyongyang This work was supported by the Academy of Korean Studies (KSPS) Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOE) (AKS-2011-BAA-2105) Find an introduction to the project at http://www.univie.ac.at/koreanologie/index.php?id=digital-north-korea0 This work has been published as a chapter in: Rainer Dormels (2014): North Korea's Cities. Jimoondang. Seoul. IV.2.12. Pyongyang IV.2.12. 1. Overview The historical center in the northwest of Korea 3\RQJ\DQJLVWKHFDSLWDORIWKH'HPRFUDWLF3HRSOH¶V5HSXEOLFRI.RUHDDQGGRPLQDWHV WKHQRUWKZHVWHUQSDUWRI.RUHDVLQFHWKHSDVW$VFDSLWDORIHPSLUHVVXFKDVWKH.RJXU\R (PSLUHDVZHOODVVHFRQGDU\FDSLWDODQGDVDSURYLQFLDOFDSLWDO3\RQJ\DQJKDVDORQJ WUDGLWLRQDVDQDGPLQLVWUDWLYHFHQWHU ,93UR¿OHVRIWKHFLWLHVRI'35.RUHD Table Pyongyang-I. Basic data Population 2,999,466 (Rank 1) Area 1,907 km² (Rank 2) Population density 1,617 I./km² (Rank 4) Administrative units 287 dong/75 ri (79%) (Rank 7) “Urban” population / “rural” population 90.1%/9.9% (Rank 7) 3\RQJ\DQJDURVHDW³DSODFHZKHUHULYHUDQGKLOOVRIIHUHGSURWHFWLRQ´ 0F&XQH 7KHIDFWWKDWWKH7DHGRQJJDQJZKHUHWKHFLW\HPHUJHGZDVQDYLJDEOHXS WR3\RQJ\DQJDQGRIIHUHGWKHSRVVLELOLW\WRFURVVWKHULYHUDGGHGWRWKHJHRJUDSKLFDO IDYRUDEOHORFDWLRQ 'HJH %HIRUHUHORFDWLQJWKHFDSLWDORI.RJXU\RLQWKH\HDUWRZKHUHWKHSUHVHQWGD\ FHQWHURI3\RQJ\DQJLVWKHVHDWRIJRYHUQPHQWZDVHVWDEOLVKHGDWWZRGLIIHUHQWSODFHV FORVHE\LQWKHWKLUGFHQWXU\RQFHQRUWKHDVWRIWKHPRGHUQGD\3\RQJ\DQJZKHUHDZDOOHG WRZQZDVEXLOWDQG¿QDOO\ZKHQWKHFRQVWUXFWLRQRIWKH$QKDNSDODFHRQWKHIRRWRIWKH 7DHVǂQJVDQLQWKH\HDUOHGWRWKHEHJLQQLQJRIWKHUHORFDWLRQRIWKHFDSLWDO7KH UHORFDWLRQIURP.XNQDHVǂQJWR3\RQJ\DQJHYHQWXDOO\WRRNSODFHLQWKH\HDU7KH UHDVRQZK\WKHFDSLWDOZDVPRYHGWRWKHSUHVHQWGD\ORFDWLRQZDVEHFDXVHRILWVVHFXUH ORFDWLRQ$V\VWHPRIFLW\ZDOOVZDVEXLOWWKDWXWLOL]HGWKHQDWXUDOHQYLURQPHQWHVSHFLDOO\ WKHKLOOVVXFKDVWKH0RUDQERQJ 'HJH Figure Pyongyang-I. 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Climate values Annual average January temperature August temperature Precipitation 10.2°C (8) -5.9°C (13) 24.2°C (4) 939.8 mm (14) Largest industrial city of the DPRK ,QSUHPRGHUQWLPHV3\RQJ\DQJZDVIDPRXVIRULWVFUDIWVPDQVKLS8SXQWLOWKHPRGHUQ SHULRGWKHUHZDVDPXOWLWXGHRIVHULFXOWXUHLQWKHFLW\DQGDELJVFDOHFRWWRQSURGXFWLRQ )URP-DSDQVWDUWHGWRPLQHFRDOLQWKHHDVWSDUWRIWKHFLW\/LJKWLQGXVWU\FRPSDQLHV VXFKDVVRFNIDFWRULHVEUHZHULHVDQGPLOOVZHUHDOVREXLOWGXULQJWKH-DSDQHVHFRORQLDOHUD 1RZDGD\V3\RQJ\DQJLVWKHODUJHVWLQGXVWULDOFLW\RI'35.ZLWKDIRFXVRQVSHFLDOL]HG PHFKDQLFDOHQJLQHHULQJ WUDQVSRUWSUHFLVLRQLQVWUXPHQWVHWF %XWPRVWQRWDEO\ZDVWKH FRQVWUXFWLRQRIDFRQVXPSWLRQRULHQWHGOLJKWLQGXVWU\ Table Pyongyang-III. Ranking (in parenthesis: number of industrial companies or cultural institutions) Pyongyang KOFC MOU IPA KCNA KIET Summary Ranks 1 (118) 1 (238) 1 (139) 1 (177) 1 (283) 1 Major 1 (22) 1 (16) 1 (89) 1 (136) 1 (88) Culture 1 (223) Table Pyongyang-IV. 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Population and important companies in the kuyok and kun of Pyongyang IPA Important companies Quotient population (%)/ Population important III.7.3. companies; IPA-important Jung (Central) 131,333 (4.4%) 4 (4.4%) 5 (5.7%) 1-1.3 Phyongchon 181,142 (6%) 12 (13.3%) 16 (18.2%) 2.2-3 Moranbong 143,404 (4.8%) 3 (3.3%) 1 (1.1%) 0.7-0.2 Pothonggang 105,180 (3.5%) 3 (3.3%) 4 (4.5%) 0.9-1.4 Sosong 147,138 (4.9%) 3 (3.3%) 5 (5.7%) 0.7-1.2 Taesong 115,739 (3.9%) 9 (10%) 2 (2.3%) 2.6-0.6 Taedonggang 207,081 (6.9%) 3 (3.3%) 2 (2.3%) 0.5-0.3 Tongdaewon 143,561(4.8%) 5 (5.6%) 5 (5.7%) 1.2-1.2 Sonkyo 148,209 (4.9%) 12 (13.3%) 15 (17%) 2.7-3.5 Samsok 62,790 (2.1%) 1 (1.1%) 0 0.5-0 Unjong 47,569 (1.6%) 1 (1.1%) 1 (1.1%) 0.7-0.7 Ryongsong 195,891 (6.5%) 3 (3.3%) 4 (4.5%) 0.5-0.7 Sunan 91,791 (3.1%) 0 0 0-0 Hyongjesan 160,032 (5.3%) 2 (2.2%) 1 (1.1%) 0.4-0.2 Mangyongdae 321,690 (10.7%) 8 (8.9%) 8 (9.1%) 0.8-0.9 Sadong 140,869 (4.7%) 6 (6.7%) 3 (3.4%) 1.4-0.7 Ryokpho 82,548 (2.8%) 1 (1.1%) 2 (2.3%) 0.4-0.8 Rakrang 282,681 (9.4%) 10 (11.1%) 8 (9.1%) 1.2-1 Kangdong 221,539 (7.4%) 3 (3.3%) 6 (6.8%) 0.4-0.9 Kangnam 69,279 (2.3%) 1 (1.1%) 0 0.5-0 2,999,466 90 88 ,93UR¿OHVRIWKHFLWLHVRI'35.RUHD /HDWKHU)DFWRU\5DNUDQJ'LVDEOHG6ROGLHUV¶(VVHQWLDO3ODVWLF*RRGV)DFWRU\>5DNUDQJ @.DQJGRQJ$UHD&RDO0LQLQJ&RPSOH[+ǎNU\ǂQJ&RDO0LQH1DPJDQJ3RZHU3ODQW 7ǂNVDQ&RDO0LQH.DQJGRQJ&RDO0LQH0LULP)ORRGJDWH3RZHU3ODQW>.DQJGRQJ@ Figure Pyongyang-II. 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