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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
This article is part of a series on the
Administrative divisions of North Korea
Provincial level
Province (도道to)
Special municipality (특별시特別市t'ŭkpyŏlsi)
Municipal level
City (시市si)
County (군郡kun)
District (구역區域kuyŏk)
Submunicipal level
Town (읍邑ŭp)
Neighbourhood (동洞dong)
Village (리里ri)
Workers' District (로동자구勞動者區rodongjagu)
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