Explore Pyongyang in North Korea

Pyongyang in P'yongyang-si with its 3,222,000 residents is located in North Korea and is the capital of this country.

Local time in Pyongyang is 03:13 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is "Asia / Pyongyang" with an GMT offset of 9 hours.

Kangso, Taedong, Sungho 1-tong, Songnim, Sariwon, P'yongwon, P'yongsong, Namp'o, Kalsal-li and Chaeryong-up are places relativly short distance away and may be interesting to visit on your trip.Some local smaller places worth to explore when in that area might be Sohung-dong, P'yonghwa-dong, Puksae-dong, Kyongsang-dong and Ch'ilsongmun-dong.

According to our current information, there is one airport in the nearby. The closest airport is Sunan Airport with a distance of 8.2 mi (or 13.3 km) south-east of the centre of Pyongyang. Have a look at our dedicated photo collection to get a view of what this destinations is like. Need hints for finding sightseeing destinations and want to see more from this place? Check the related Pyongyang attractions page. The same applies for local events and videos.

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Street, the City of, Pyongyang; 平壤街景

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Sightseeing & Attractions

Juche Tower: __NOTOC__ The "Juche Tower" (officially the "Tower of Juche Idea") is a monument in Pyongyang, North Korea. Completed in 1982, it is sited on the eastern bank of the River Taedong, opposite Kim Il Sung Square. Its geographic coordinates are . It was made to commemorate Kim Il Sung's 70th birthday. It is claimed that it was designed by Kim Jong-il ...
Distance to Pyongyang: 1.2 mi South-East - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 39.02, 125.76

Pyongyang: "Pyongyang" is the capital city of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at (39.0333, 125.75). The official population of the city is not disclosed; given as 2,741,260 in 1993, it was reported as 2.5 and 3.8 million in 2002 and 2003 by Chongryon, a pro-North Korean organization in Japan. The city was split from the South P'yŏngan province in 1946 ...
Distance to Pyongyang: 1.3 mi West - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 39.03, 125.73

USS Pueblo (AGER-2): "USS "Pueblo" (AGER-2)" is a "Banner"-class technical research ship (Navy intelligence) which was boarded and captured by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) on 23 January 1968 in what is known as the ""Pueblo" incident" or alternatively as the ""Pueblo" crisis" ...
Distance to Pyongyang: 3.3 mi South-West - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 38.99, 125.73

Events & Activities

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