Mangyongdae-guyok
District of Pyongyang From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
District of Pyongyang From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
만경대구역 | |
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Guyŏk of Pyongyang | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hanja | 萬景台區域 |
• McCune-Reischauer | Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk |
• Revised Romanization | Mangyeongdae-guyeok |
Coordinates: 39°01′20″N 125°38′40″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 |
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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.
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk is divided into 26 tong (neighbourhoods) and 2 ri (villages):
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