AcknowledgementsI. IntroductionI.1. Overview of topics, objectives and methodsI.2. Previous research and sources about the cities of North KoreaI.3. Basic information on provinces and cities in North KoreaI.3.1. Changes in the boundaries of the provincesI.3.2. Formation, development and resolution of the province independent citiesI.3.3. Backgrounds of the administrative transformationsII. North Korean citiesII.1. The location of North Korean cities and their physical-geographical factorsII.2. Distance from the capitalII.3. The development of the modern Korean city networkII.3.1. Phase 1: The colonial urban system (1910-1945)II.3.2. Phase 2: The development of inland cities (1945-1967)II.3.3. Phase 3: Development of the capital region around Pyongyang (1969-1990)II.3.4. Phase 4: Creation of cities in the periphery as a regional balance (1991-2001)II.4. Classification according to population, area size, and shares in “urban” populationIII. Industrial companies in the citiesIII.1. Introductory remarksIII.1.1. Special features of the sourcesIII.1.2. Approach of presenting the results of research to the industrial companies in the citiesIII.1.3. Research limitations and possible sources of errorIII.2. KOFC (2010)III.2.1. Total number of companiesIII.2.2. Total number of companies in relation to populationIII.2.3. Important companiesIII.2.4. IndustriesIII.2.5. ConclusionIII.3. MOU (Who’s who in North Korean important institutions and organizations 2012)III.3.1. Total number of companiesIII.3.2. Total number of companies in relation to populationIII.3.3. Important companiesIII.3.4. IndustriesIII.3.5. ConclusionIII.4. IPA (Encyclopedia of North Korean Geography and Culture) (2003)III.4.1. Total number of companiesIII.4.2. Total number of companies in relation to populationIII.4.3. Important companiesIII.4.4. IndustriesIII.4.5. CultureIII.4.6. ConclusionsIII.5. KCNA (1998-2011)III.5.1. Total number of companiesIII.5.2. Total number of companies in relation to populationIII.5.3. Important companiesIII.5.4. IndustriesIII.5.5. ConclusionIII.6. KIET (Yi Sang-chik, Choe Sin-rim, Yi S?k-ki 1996)III.6.1. Total number of companiesIII.6.2. Total number of companies in relation to populationIII.6.3. Important companiesIII.6.4. IndustriesIII.6.5. ConclusionIII.7. Overall viewIII.7.1. Total number of companiesIII.7.2. Total number of companies in relation to populationIII.7.3. Important companiesIII.7.4. IndustriesIII.7.5. ResultsIV. Profiles of the cities of DPR KoreaIV.1. Methodological RemarksIV.2. The Profiles of the 27 cities of DPR KoreaIV.2.1. KanggyeIV.2.2. HuichonIV.2.3. ManphoIV.2.4. SinuijuIV.2.5. KusongIV.2.6. JongjuIV.2.7. PhyongsongIV.2.8. AnjuIV.2.9. KaechonIV.2.10. TokchonIV.2.11. SunchonIV.2.12. PyongyangIV.2.13. NamphoIV.2.14. SariwonIV.2.15. SongrimIV.2.16. KaesongIV.2.17. HaejuIV.2.18. HyesanIV.2.19. RasonIV.2.20. ChongjinIV.2.21. HoeryongIV.2.22. KimchaekIV.2.23. HamhungIV.2.24. TanchonIV.2.25. SinphoIV.2.26. WonsanIV.2.27. MunchonV. ConclusionV.1. The cities of North Korea - historical and socio-spatial aspectsV.2. Evaluation of the quantitative studies of the number of industrial companiesV.2.1. Industrial structure of North Korean citiesV.2.2. Different production capacity in the industrial sectors in North KoreaV.3. Evaluation of the quantitative studies of the internal structure of the citiesV.3.1. Centers and sub-centers of the citiesV.3.2. Disappearance of dongV.3.3. The emergence of new dongV.3.4. Phases of the development of urbanization in the DPR KoreaV.3.5. Changes in the “urban” population over timeV.4. Regional development trends in the DPR KoreaBibliographyAppendix 1. Profiles of the 27 cities of DPR Korea (Contents)Appendix 2. List of industrial companies in DPR Korea (in Korean)