Potonggang-guyok | |
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Guyŏk of Pyongyang | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 보통강구역 |
| • Hanja | 普通江區域 |
| • Revised Romanization | Botonggang-guyeok |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Pot'onggang-guyŏk |
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 Location of Potonggang-guyok within Pyongyang | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Direct-administered city | P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi |
| Administrative divisions | 15 administrative dong |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 105,180 |
| • Density | 14,000/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.