Chung-guyok

Chung-guyok (Central Ward) is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city, between the Pothonggang Canal and Taedong River, and is bordered to the north by Moranbong-guyok, to the northwest by Potonggang-guyok, and to the south by Pyongchon-guyok.

Chung-guyok
Guyok of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	중구역
• Hanja	中區域
• Revised Romanization	Jung-guyeok
• McCune–Reischauer	Chung-guyŏk
The Grand People's Study House and Kim Il-sung Square (with Ryugyong Hotel in background)
Map of Chung-guyok
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Coordinates: 39°00′00″N 125°44′24″E
Country	North Korea
Direct-administered city	P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Administrative divisions	19 administrative dong
Area
• Total	13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	131,333
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)

Overview

As the centre of Pyongyang, the district holds many of the city's most important buildings. The famous Kim Il-sung Square is located along the banks of the Taedong river, together with the Grand People's Study House, which is the national library of North Korea.^[2] Chung-guyok was once the historical centre of Pyongyang, and was almost completely obliterated during the Korean War by American bombing. Vestiges of the old city can still be seen, and the district is home to several of North Korea's National Treasures, including the rebuilt Potong and Taedong Gates, the Pyongyang Bell, the Ryongwang Pavilion, and the Sungryong and Sungin Halls.^[3] Other buildings include the Koryo Hotel, Taedonggang Hotel, Pyongyang First Department Store, the Korea Stamp Museum, the Pyongyang Central Children's palace and Taedongmoon Cinema.

The Pyongyang Metro runs through this district, with stops at Yonggwang, Ponghwa and Sungri stations. Pyongyang's central railway station is also located here.

Executive offices of the North Korean government and its industry are located in the area. The headquarters of the Workers' Party of Korea and the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea are located in the area.

Many new riverside terraced apartments were built along the Pothonggang Canal, a project which Kim Jong-un visited multiple times,^[4] and the district was renamed by the 690th order of the Presidium of the SPA.^[5]

Economy

Air Koryo has a booking office in Tongsŏng-dong.^[6]

Administrative divisions

Chung-guyok is divided into nineteen administrative districts known as dong.^[7]

	Chosŏn'gŭl	Hancha
Ch'anggwang-dong	창광동	蒼光洞
Chongro-dong	종로동	鍾路洞
Chungsŏng-dong	중성동	中城洞
Haebangsan-dong	해방산동	解放山洞
Kyogu-dong	교구동	橋口洞
Kyŏngrim-dong	경림동	敬臨洞
Kyongru-dong[8]	경루동[5]	瓊樓洞[9]
Kyŏngsang-dong	경상동	慶上洞
Mansu-dong	만수동	萬壽洞
Oesŏng-dong	외성동	外城洞
Ot'an-dong	오탄동	烏灘洞
Pot'ongmun-dong	보통문동	普通門洞
Ryŏnhwa-dong	련화동	蓮花洞
Ryusŏng-dong	류성동	柳城洞
Sŏch'ang-dong	서창동	西蒼洞
Sŏmun-dong	서문동	西門洞
Taedongmun-dong	대동문동	大同門洞
Tong'an-dong	동안동	東岸洞
Tonghŭng-dong	동흥동	東興洞
Tongsŏng-dong	동성동	東城洞
Yŏkchŏn-dong	역전동	驛前洞

References

1. North Korea: Administrative Division. citypopulation.de.
2. The Grand People's Study House of the DPR of Korea Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. UN System Depository Libraries. Retrieved on August 31, 2008.
3. 북한문화재 자료관. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
4. "North Korea upgrades new skyscraper to 80 floors, making it 2nd-tallest in DPRK | NK News". NK News - North Korea News. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-09-10
5. "로동신문". 로동신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-09-12.
6. "Contact Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine." Air Koryo. Retrieved on August 6, 2009.
7. "북한지명사전". 북한지명사전. Archived from the original on 2006-11-04. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
8. Rodong Sinmun http://rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2021-09-12-0002. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. "劳动新闻". 劳动新闻 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-09-12.