Mangyongdae () is a neighborhood in
Mangyongdae-guyok
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District () is one of the 18 guyŏk (wards) that constitute P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It began as a village, Man'gyŏngdae-ri, South P'yŏngan Province and became a district of P'yŏngyang in September 19 ...
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Pyongyang
Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...
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North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
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North Korean propaganda
Propaganda is widely used and produced by the government of North Korea (DPRK). Most propaganda is based on the ''Juche'' ideology and on the promotion of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The first syllable of ''Juche'', "ju", means the man; th ...
claims Mangyongdae is the birthplace of North Korean leader
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...
, although in his
memoirs he wrote that he had been born in the nearby neighborhood of
Chilgol. Mangyongdae is where his father
Kim Hyong-jik was from, and where Kim Il-sung spent his childhood.
Mangyongdae has been designated as a historic site since 1947, and is listed as a
Revolutionary Site.
Original structures at the site have been replaced with replicas.
Mangyongdae has since been incorporated to the city of Pyongyang.
The
Football at the Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games
The Football at the Mangyongdae Prize is an association football competition held for professional teams in Multi-sport event - Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games in North Korea. The competition is named after the Mangyongdae settlement, where Kim Hy ...
and
Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon are both named after the area.
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Geography of Pyongyang
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