Mangyongdae-guyok

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
만경대구역
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja萬景台區域
 • McCune-ReischauerMan'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
 • Revised RomanizationMangyeongdae-guyeok
Kwangbok Street in Mangyongdae-guyok
Kwangbok Street in Mangyongdae-guyok
Location of Mangyongdae-guyok within Pyongyang
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
CountryNorth Korea
Direct-administered cityP'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Area
 • Total89.9 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total321,690
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Mangyongdae-guyok
Chosŏn'gŭl
만경대구역
Hancha
Revised RomanizationMangyeongdaeguyeok
McCune–ReischauerMan'gyŏngdae-guyŏk

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District (Korean만경대구역) 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.

  1. ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. ^ Corfield, Justin (2014). "Mangyongdae District". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. pp. 120–123. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.