Map of North Korea

The following is a list of cities in North Korea:

Self-governing cities with the status of provinces

Notes

• Several former directly governed cities have been re-merged with their provinces, including Kaesŏng, Ch'ŏngjin, Hamhŭng, and Namp'o.
• Rasŏn was rejoined with North Hamgyŏng Province in 2004, but was later promoted back to Directly Governed City in 2010 to help manage it for foreign investment.

Provincial cities

Most populous North Korean cities

Rank	Hangul	Hanja*	City	Population	Image	Description
1	평양	平壤	P'yŏngyang	3,255,288 (2008)		Located along the Taedong River, P'yŏngyang is North Korea's capital and largest city.
2	함흥	咸興	Hamhŭng	768,551 (2008)		Hamhŭng is capital of South Hamgyŏng Province and the second largest city in North Korea.
3	청진	清津	Ch'ŏngjin	627,000 (2008)		North Korea's busiest seaport and third largest city, Chongjin is capital of North Hamgyŏng Province.
4	남포	南浦	Namp'o	366,815 (2008)		Namp'o is another important port, and is managed as a Special City.
5	원산	元山	Wŏnsan	363,127 (2008)		Wŏnsan is a large port and capital of Kangwŏn Province.
6	신의주	新義州	Sinŭiju	359,341 (2008)		Sinŭiju is the capital of North P'yŏngan Province and North Korea's largest trade center with China.
7	단천	端川	Tanch'ŏn	345,875 (2008)	150px	Tanch'on is known for its extensive mineral resources and chemical industry.
8	개천	价川	Kaech'ŏn	319,554 (2008)		Kaech'ŏn major industry is metalworking and machine building.
9	개성	開城	Kaesŏng	308,440 (2008)		A former capital of Korea, Kaesŏng is famous for its beautiful setting and many historic landmarks.
10	사리원	沙里院	Sariwŏn	307,764 (2008)		Sariwŏn is capital of North Hwanghae Province, and site of several universities.

• Note: Hanja, or Chinese characters, have not been officially used in North Korea since the 1950s.

See also

• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• List of cities in South Korea
• Special cities of Korea

• All population figures come from the 2008 North Korean census.