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District of Pyongyang From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taedonggang-guyŏk (Korean: 대동강구역), or Taedong River District, is one of the 18 guyŏk, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang-guyŏk is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River, north of Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk and west of Sadong-guyŏk (Sadong District). It was established in January 1958.
Taedonggang-guyŏk
대동강구역 | |
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Guyŏk of Pyongyang | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hanja | 大同江區域 |
• McCune-Reischauer | Taedonggang-guyŏk |
• Revised Romanization | Daedonggangguyeok |
![]() Location of Taedonggang-guyok within Pyongyang | |
Coordinates: 39°01′50″N 125°47′50″E | |
Country | North Korea |
Direct-administered city | P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi |
Area | |
• Total | 14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
Population (2008[1]) | |
• Total | 207,081 |
• Density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) |
Taedonggang-guyok | |
![]() Pyongyang University of Music and Dance in Taedonggang-guyŏk | |
Korean name | |
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 대동강구역 |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Daedonggangguyeok |
McCune–Reischauer | Taedonggang-guyŏk |
Taedonggang-guyŏk is divided into 25 tong (neighbourhoods):
It is home to the Pyongyang University of Music and Dance.
It is connected to Chung-guyok by the Okryu Bridge, and to Rungra Island and Moranbong-guyok by the Rungra Bridge.[2][3]
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