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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). Other cities are classified as si (city) and are under provincial jurisdiction, at the same level as counties (see Administrative divisions of North Korea).
Pyongyang is North Korea's industrial center. [10] Thanks to the abundance of natural resources like coal, iron and limestone, as well as good land and water transport systems, it was the first industrial city to emerge in North Korea after the Korean War. Light and heavy industries are both present and have developed in parallel.
During the Korean War, North Korea captured the city, and the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement left the city under North Korean control. Due to the city's proximity to the border with South Korea, Kaesong has hosted cross-border economic exchanges between the two countries as well as the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Region.
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.
Moreover, South Korea has corrected the city as a directly governed city, according to a South Korean newspaper in 1994. The official name of Pyongyang would be "Pyongyang -si " in the Republic of Korea, which officially claims to represent the entire peninsula.
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Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; pronounced), also spelled Namp'o, is a city in North Korea which is the country's fourth-largest by population.The city is an important seaport in the country as it lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River estuary, 15 km east of the estuary's mouth.
Rank Name Administrative division Pop. Rank Name Administrative division Pop. Pyongyang Hamhung: 1: Pyongyang: Pyongyang Capital City: 3,255,288: 11: Sunchon: South ...