Potonggang-guyok

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Potonggang-guyok
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
   Hangul 보통강구역
   Hanja 普通
   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
  Total7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2008) [1]
  Total105,180
  Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)

Potonggang-guyok is one of the 18 districts, or guyok, of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is most famous as the location of the Ryugyong Hotel. It is named after the Pothong River (literally "the simple river"), which serves as the district's border on all sides. It is bordered to the north by Hyongjesan-guyok, to the east by Sosong and Moranbong-guyoks, to the south by Pyongchon and Chung-guyoks, 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 surrounded by Pothong River and Pothonggang Canal. The district is primarily a working district of the city as the few places of interest to tourists on located on the periphery of the district. The only attractions open to visitors are the Potong River Pleasure Ground, the Victorious Liberation of the Fatherland Statue and the Potong River Improvement Project Monument. It is also the location of the Pyongyang Embroidery School and Factory, and the Pyongyang Senior Middle School. The district's Ragwon-dong is the location of the central offices and headquarters of the DPRK's National Defense Commission.

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

Administrative divisions

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

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Kyŏnghŭng-dong경흥동
Ponghwa-dong봉화동 烽火
Pot'onggang 1-dong보통강1동 1
Pot'onggang 2-dong보통강2동普通江2洞
Pulgŭnkori 1-dong붉은거리1동붉은거리1
Pulgŭnkori 2-dong붉은거리2동붉은거리2洞
Pulgŭnkori 3-dong붉은거리3동붉은거리3洞
Rakwŏn-dong락원동 樂園
Ryugyŏng 1-dong류경1동 1
Ryugyŏng 2-dong류경2동柳京2洞
Segŏri-dong세거리동세거리
Sŏjang-dong서장동 西
Sŏk'am-dong석암동
Sinwŏn-dong신원동
Taebo-dong대보동

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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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