Mangyongdae-guyok

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Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk 만경대구역
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	萬景台區域
• McCune-Reischauer	Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
• Revised Romanization	Mangyeongdae-guyeok
Kwangbok Street in Mangyongdae-guyok
Location of Mangyongdae-guyok within Pyongyang
Coordinates: 39°01′20″N 125°38′40″E / 39.02222°N 125.64444°E / 39.02222; 125.64444
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)

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.

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.