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Pyongyang

Eastern Asia

Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea. Following the establishment of North Korea in 1948, Pyongyang became its de facto capital, and it was declared the official capital under the 1972 Constitution. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
3,157,538 1
Area (sq km)
829.1 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
2 1
Rounded to the nearest whole meter from Wikipedia's converted infobox figure of 1.8 m (6 ft); the underlying wikitext field stores elevation_ft = 6.
Latitude
39.0167 degrees north 1
Longitude
125.7475 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 2
Disputed
Founding Year
1122 BCE 1
Legendary founding date per the Tan'gun tradition; Wikipedia's own text frames it explicitly as legend, not historical record.
Connections

Associated With

North Korea, Countries

Pyongyang is North Korea's capital.

Source Pyongyang (Wikipedia)
The Korean Peninsula, Regions

Pyongyang, on the Korean Peninsula, is North Korea's capital city.

Source Korean Peninsula (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

North Korea, Countries

Pyongyang is North Korea's capital.

Source Pyongyang (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Kim Il-sung

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source New World Encyclopedia: Kim Il-sungEarly life
Quote, Early life
He was born in Nam-ri, Taedong County, South P'yŏngan Province (currently the Mangyŏngdae area of P'yŏngyang)

Site Of

Air Koryo

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Air Koryotier 2
Korean State Railway

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Korean State Railwaytier 2
Sources
1. Pyongyang (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea.
  • Infobox: population_total
    3,157,538
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2021
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    829.1
  • Infobox coordinates
    125.7475
  • History section, opening sentence
    According to legend, it was founded in 1122 BC on the site of the capital of the legendary king Tan'gun.
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1.8 m (6 ft)
  • Associated With: North Korea, Lead section
  • Capital Of: North Korea, Lead section, capital fact
    Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea.
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2. GeoNames: Pyongyang - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1871859
    39.03385 125.75432 P PPLC KP 12 3222000 43 Asia/Pyongyang
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 43 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 125.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 125.75
39.25 125.75 Dwa
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Wikidata: Pyongyang
  • Wikidata Q18808, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Korean Peninsula (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Korean Peninsula, Administrative information section
Quote, Associated With: The Korean Peninsula, Administrative information section
capital city
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