Mangyongdae-guyok

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
만경대구역
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja萬景台區域
 • McCune-ReischauerMan'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
 • Revised RomanizationMangyeongdae-guyeok
Kwangbok Street in Mangyongdae-guyok
Kwangbok Street in Mangyongdae-guyok
Location of Mangyongdae-guyok within Pyongyang
Location of Mangyongdae-guyok within Pyongyang
Coordinates: 39°01′20″N 125°38′40″E / 39.02222°N 125.64444°E / 39.02222; 125.64444
CountryNorth Korea
Direct-administered cityP'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Area
 • Total
89.9 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total
321,690
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Mangyongdae-guyok
Chosŏn'gŭl
만경대구역
Hancha
Revised RomanizationMangyeongdaeguyeok
McCune–ReischauerMan'gyŏngdae-guyŏk

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District (Korean: 만경대구역) is one of the 18 guyŏk (wards) that constitute P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It began as a village called Man'gyŏngdae-ri in South P'yŏngan Province[2] before becoming a district of P'yŏngyang in September 1959. The area is surrounded by several hills, the highest one named Man'gyŏng Hill (Korean for 'Ten thousand views hill') because one can enjoy a bird's-eye view of the surrounding scenic landscape, and the village at its foot is called Man'gyŏngdae. Man'gyŏngdae was the birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung.

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk extends to the west past the Sunhwa River, to Kangso-gun. Kwangbok Street is a residential district of high rise apartments populated by members of the DPRK media and cultural institutions.

Administrative divisions

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk is divided into 26 tong (neighbourhoods) and 2 ri (villages):

  • Changhun 1-dong (Korean: 장훈 1동; Hanja: 獎訓 1洞)
  • Changhun 2-dong (장훈 2동; 獎訓 2洞)
  • Changhun 3-dong (장훈 3동; 獎訓 3洞)
  • Ch'ilgol 1-dong (칠골 1동)
  • Ch'ilgol 2-dong (칠골 2동)
  • Ch'ilgol 3-dong (칠골 3동)
  • Ch'ukchŏn 1-dong (축전 1동 (祝典 1洞)
  • Ch'ukchŏn 2-dong (축전 2동 (祝典 2洞)
  • Kallimgil 1-dong (갈림길 1동)
  • Kallimgil 2-dong (갈림길 2동)
  • Kŏn'guk-dong (건국동; 建國洞)
  • Kŭmch'ŏn-dong (금천동; 金泉洞)
  • Kŭmsŏng 1-dong (금성 1동; 金星 1洞)
  • Kŭmsŏng 2-dong (금성 2동; 金星 2洞)
  • Kŭmsŏng 3-dong (금성 3동; 金星 3洞)
  • Kwangbok-dong (광복동; 光復洞)
  • Man'gyŏngdae-dong (만경대동; 萬景臺洞)
  • P'algol 1-dong (팔골 1동)
  • P'algol 2-dong (팔골 2동)
  • Ryong'aksan-dong (룡악산동; 龍岳山洞)
  • Ryongsan-dong (룡산동; 龍山洞)
  • Samhŭng-dong (삼흥동; 三興洞)
  • Sŏn'guja-dong (선구자동; 先驅者洞)
  • Sŏnnae-dong (선내동; 仙內洞)
  • Sŏsan-dong (서산동; 西山洞)
  • Taep'yŏng-dong (대평동; 大平洞)
  • Tangsan 1-dong (당상 1동; 堂上 1洞)
  • Tangsan 2-dong (당상 2동; 堂上 2洞)
  • Ryongbong-ri (룡봉리; 龍峰里)
  • Wŏllo-ri (원로리; 元魯里)

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mangyongdae-guyok.
  1. ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. ^ Corfield, Justin (2014). "Mangyongdae District". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. pp. 120–123. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.


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