Pyongsong
| P'yŏngsŏng 평성시 | |
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| Municipal City | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 평성시 |
| • Hancha | 平城市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | P'yŏngsŏng-si |
| • Revised Romanization | Pyeongseong-si |
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City centre | |
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| Country |
 North Korea |
| Province | South P'yŏngan |
| Administrative divisions | 20 tong, 14 ri |
P'yŏngsŏng (평성, Korean pronunciation: [pʰjʌŋsʰʌŋ]) is a city in North Korea, the capital city of South P'yŏngan province in western North Korea. The city is located about 32 kilometres northeast of P'yŏngyang, and was formally established in December 1969. It has a population of 284,386.[1]
Administrative Divisions
P'yŏngsŏng-si is divided into 20 tong (neighbourhoods) and 14 ri (villages):
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Transport
P'yŏngsŏng-si has two stations on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway, one in P'yŏngsŏng-dong and one in Ponghak-tong.
Education
Having been initially established with the idea of functioning as a center for North Korea's science and technology sectors, Pyongsong-si is the location of several colleges, universities, and research center:
- Pyongsong University of Science - reputed to include a nuclear physics department, the researchers of which contribute to North Korea's nuclear program. The department runs the Atomic Energy Research Institute. [2][3]
- Pyongsong University of Medicine (functions as South Pyongan province's regional medical training institute)
- Space Science Research Institute
Further reading
- Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. ISBN 978-89-6297-167-5
External links
References
- ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics, Pyongyang, DPR Korea; 2008 Population Census, National Report (pdf-fil) Läst 17 januari 2010.
- ↑ https://fas.org/nuke/guide/dprk/facility/pyongsong.htm
- ↑ http://www.koreakonsult.com/Attraction_Pyongsong_eng.html
Coordinates: 39°15′N 125°51′E / 39.250°N 125.850°E