Pyongyang (prk)

Pyongyang

Pyongyang ranks 296th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tirana, Hartford, Connecticut, and Pasadena, California. Memorable people born in Pyongyang include Kim Jong-un, Ri Kwang-hyok, and Pak Chol-jin. Memorable people who died in Pyongyang include Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-suk, and Jang Song-thaek. Pyongyang has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Pyongyang is located in North Korea.

Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces. Read more on Wikipedia