Pyongyang

Pyongyang (Korean pronunciation: [pçɔɲaŋ], literally: "Flat Land") is the caipital an lairgest ceety o North Korea (Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea), locatit on the Taedong River.

Pyongyang 평양
Directly Govrened Ceety
Pyongyang Directly Govrened Ceety
transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	평양직할시
• Hancha	平壤直轄市
• McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏngyang Chikhalsi
• Revised Romanization	Pyeongyang Jikhalsi
Frae tap left: Pyongyang's Skyline, Juche Touer, Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Airch o Triumph, Airch o Reunification, Tomb o Keeng Dongmyeong & Puhŭng Station, Pyongyang Metro
Eik-name(s):  "Jerusalem o the East" (archaic)[1][2]
Cairt o North Korea wi Pyongyang heichlichtit
Coordinates: 39°1′10″N 125°44′17″E
Kintra	North Korea
Region	P'yŏngan
Foondit	1122 BC
Destricts	18 destricts, 1 coonty Chung-guyok Pyongchon-guyok Potonggang-guyok Moranbong-guyok Sosong-guyok Songyo-guyok Tongdaewon-guyok Taedonggang-guyok Sadong-guyok Taesong-guyok Mangyongdae-guyok Hyongjesan-guyok Ryongsong-guyok Samsok-guyok Ryokpo-guyok Nakrang-guyok Sunan-guyok Unjong-guyok Kangdong-gun
Govrenment
• Chairman o Pyongyang Municipal Fowk's Committee	Ryang Man Kil
Area
• Total	3194 km2 (1,233 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	2,581,076[3]
• Dialect	P'yŏngan

Etymology

Ane o its mony historic names is Ryugyŏng (류경; 柳京), or "caipital o willaes", as willae trees hae aaways been numerous throughoot the ceety's history, an mony poems hae been written aboot thir willaes. Even the day, Pyongyang haes numerous willae trees, wi mony buildings an places haein "Ryugyŏng" in thair names. The maist notable o thir is the uncompleted Ryugyŏng Hotel.

Its ither historic names include Kisŏng, Hwangsŏng, Rakrang, Sŏgyŏng, Sŏdo, Hogyŏng, an Changan. Durin the Japanese rule it wis kent as Heijō, which is simply the Japanese readin o the Cheenese characters 平壌 which comprise the name Pyongyang.

Sister ceeties

• Kathmandu, Nepal
• Jakarta, Indonesie
• Moscow, Roushie
• Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
• Tianjin, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae