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'''Pyongyang''' ([[Hangul]]: 평양 직할시) is the capital city of [[North Korea]], and also incidently the most populous, and wealthy city in the impoverished nation. It is located stradling the Taedong River, and has a supposed population of 3,225,388.<ref>http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/2010_PHC/North_Korea/2008_North_Korea_Census.pdf</ref>

In the [[Korean War]], Pyongyang Airport was the target of the first [[US Navy]] airstrike of the war.<ref>''Air Combat: An Oral History of Fighter Pilots'', by Robert F. Dorr, Penguin Books, 2006</ref>  [[B-29 Superfortress|B-29s]] attacked Pyongyang several times over the course of the war, and on at least two occasions dropped incendiary bombs in an effort to burn the city.  However, both raids were in January 1952, and the snow on the roofs limited the bombs' effectiveness.<ref>''B-29 Superfortress Units of the Korean War'', by Robert F. Dorr, Osprey Publishing, 2003</ref> 

Because of a [[coronavirus]] spread in 2020, [[Kim Jong-un]] departed from [[Pyongyang]] that year "for a considerable time".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/03/11/report-kim-jong-un-fled-pyongyang-fearing-chinese-coronavirus/|title=Report: Kim Jong-un Fled Pyongyang Fearing Chinese Coronavirus|date=March 11, 2020|accessdate=March 12, 2020|website=[[Breitbart News]]|author=Frances Martel}}</ref>

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[[Category:Capital Cities]]
[[Category:North Korea]]