District of Pyongyang From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk, or Ŭnjŏng District is one of the 18 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea, known for its scientific facilities.[2] The district was named as such to honor the "benevolent affection (Korean word is Unjong)" and love of the Kim family towards the country's scientists.[3]
Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk
은정구역 | |
|---|---|
Guyŏk of Pyongyang | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 恩情區域 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk |
| • Revised Romanization | Eunjeongguyeok |
Location of Unjong-guyok within Pyongyang | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′20″N 125°51′50″E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Direct-administered city | P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.32 km2 (13.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
• Total | 47,569 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Unjong-guyok | |
| Hangul | 은정구역 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Eunjeongguyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk |
During the Joseon Dynasty, the regions that form the modern district were part of Ryongakbang(룡악방,龍岳坊) of Pyongyang and Sunchon County. In 1896, it became a myeon of two different subdivisions, Pyongyang and Sunchon. The district was originally created in 1995 from parts of the region of the city of Pyongsong (which were Doksandong, Paesan-dong, Songryongdong, and Jikyongdong).[2]
As of 2002,Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk was divided into 4 tong (neighbourhoods):[2]
In 2014, these administrative divisions seem to have gone through an unexpected change before 2014, as North Korea mentions Ulmildong (乙密洞,을밀동, named after Ulmil Pavilion) and Wisongdong (衛星洞,위성동 named after korean word for satellites) as the district's neighbourhoods in the news about a high tech district being designated in the region while not mentioning Kwangmyŏng-dong(which might imply the kwangmyongdong subdivision was divided into ulmil dong and wisongdong).[5]
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