Special cities of North Korea

Special city
Category	Unitary State
Location	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Number	4 Special Cities
Populations	205,000 (Rason) – 3,255,388 (Pyongyang)
Areas	710 square miles (1,800 km2) (Rason) – 400 square miles (1,000 km2) (Pyongyang)
Government	Single-Party Government
Subdivisions	District, County

Special cities are one of the first-level administrative division within North Korea. There are 3 top-level cities in North Korea: Pyongyang, Rason and Nampo.

Special cities are the higher-ranked administrative divisions in North Korea. There are three kinds of special cities in North Korea.

The first level cities have equal status to the provinces.

The sources for this section are Chosun Ilbo's pages 행정구역 현황 ("Haengjeong Guyeok Hyeonhwang") and 행정구역 개편 일지 ("Haengjeong Guyeok Gaepyeon Ilji") (in Korean only; updated 2004).

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