Potonggang-guyok

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Potonggang-guyok
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
 •  Hangul 보통강구역
 •  Hanja 普通 江 區 域
 •  Revised Romanization Botonggang-guyeok
 •  McCune–Reischauer Pot'onggang-guyŏk
Potonggang-guyok.jpg
Pyongyang Potonggang-guyok.svg
Location of Potonggang-guyok within Pyongyang
Country North Korea
Direct-administered city P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Administrative divisions15 administrative dong
Area
 • Total
7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2008) [1]
 • Total
105,180
 • Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)

Potonggang-guyok is one of the 18 districts, or guyok, of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is best known as the location of the Ryugyong Hotel. It takes its name from the Pothong River (literally "the simple river"), which forms the district's boundary. Potonggang is bordered to the north by Hyongjesan-guyok, to the east by Sosong and Moranbong, to the south by Pyongchon and Chung, and to the west by Mangyongdae-guyok. The district was established by the Pyongyang City People's Committee in October 1960.

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Overview

The Pot'ong District is bounded by the Pothong River and the Pothonggang Canal. Primarily a working district, most sites of interest to visitors lie on the district's periphery. The attractions open to visitors include the Potong River Pleasure Ground, the Victorious Liberation of the Fatherland Statue, and the Potong River Improvement Project Monument. The district is also home to the Pyongyang Embroidery School and Factory and the Pyongyang Senior Middle School. Ragwon-dong houses the central offices and headquarters of the DPRK's National Defense Commission.

The Pyongyang Metro runs through the district, with stations at Konsol, Hwanggumbol, and Konguk. [2]

Administrative divisions

Potonggang-guyok is divided into fifteen administrative districts known as dong (neighborhoods): [3]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Kyŏnghŭng-dong경흥동 慶 興 洞
Ponghwa-dong봉화동 烽火 洞
Pot'onggang 1-dong보통강1동 普 通 江1洞
Pot'onggang 2-dong보통강2동普通江2洞
Pulgŭnkori 1-dong붉은거리1동붉은거리1洞
Pulgŭnkori 2-dong붉은거리2동붉은거리2洞
Pulgŭnkori 3-dong붉은거리3동붉은거리3洞
Rakwŏn-dong락원동 樂園 洞
Ryugyŏng 1-dong류경1동 柳 京1洞
Ryugyŏng 2-dong류경2동柳京2洞
Segŏri-dong세거리동세거리洞
Sŏjang-dong서장동 西 將 洞
Sŏk'am-dong석암동 石 岩 洞
Sinwŏn-dong신원동 新 院 洞
Taebo-dong대보동 大 寶 洞

References

  1. ↑ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. ↑ "The Pyongyang Metro: Maps". Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  3. ↑ "더 북한".

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