Sunan-guyŏk, or Sunan District is one of the 18 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea.

Sunan-guyŏk
순안구역
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja順安區域
 • McCune-ReischauerSunan-guyŏk
 • Revised RomanizationSunanguyeok
Location of Sunan-guyok within Pyongyang
Location of Sunan-guyok within Pyongyang
Coordinates: 39°12′10″N 125°42′20″E / 39.20278°N 125.70556°E / 39.20278; 125.70556
CountryNorth Korea
Direct-administered cityP'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Area
 • Total141.2 km2 (54.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total91,791
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Sunan-guyok
Hangul
순안구역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSunanguyeok
McCune–ReischauerSunan-guyŏk

Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is in the district.

Air Koryo is headquartered in Sunan District.[2]

Administrative divisions edit

Sunan-guyŏk is divided into 5 dong (neighbourhoods) and 9 ri (villages):

  • Namsan-dong 남산동 (南山洞)
  • Sinsŏng-dong 신성동 (新成洞)
  • Sŏkpak-dong 석박동 (石博洞)
  • Taeyang-dong 대양동 (大陽洞)
  • Yŏkchŏn-dong 역전동 (驛前洞)
  • Anhŭng-ri 안흥리 (安興里)
  • Chaegyŏng-ri 재경리 (在京里)
  • Ch'ŏndong-ri 천동리 (川東里)
  • Kusŏ-ri 구서리 (九瑞里)
  • Osan-li 오산리 (梧山里)
  • Ryongbung-ri 룡복리 (龍伏里)
  • San'yang-ri 산양리 (山陽里)
  • Tongsal-ri 동산리 (東山里)
  • T'aeg'am-ri 택암리 (宅庵里)

References edit

  1. ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "Contact Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine." Air Koryo. Retrieved on August 6, 2009.