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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
만경대구역 | |
|---|---|
Guyŏk of Pyongyang | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 萬景台區域 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk |
| • Revised Romanization | Mangyeongdae-guyeok |
 Kwangbok Street in Mangyongdae-guyok | |
 Location of Mangyongdae-guyok within Pyongyang | |
| Coordinates: 39°01′20″N 125°38′40″E / 39.02222°N 125.64444°E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Direct-administered city | P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.9 km2 (34.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 321,690 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| Mangyongdae-guyok | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 만경대구역 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Mangyeongdaeguyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk |
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 edit
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-tong (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-tong (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 edit
- Mangyongdae – historic neighborhood in Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
- Mangyongdae Children's Palace
- Mangyongdae Funfair
- Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
References edit
- ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
- ^ 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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