Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District () is one of the 18 guyŏk (wards) that constitute
P'yŏngyang,
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 Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
. It began as a village,
,
South P'yŏngan Province and became a district of P'yŏngyang in September 1959. The area is surrounded by several hills, the highest one named Man'gyŏng 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
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 ...
.
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.
Administrative divisions
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk is divided into 26 ''tong'' (neighbourhoods) and 2 ''ri'' (villages):
* Changhun 1-dong 장훈 1동 (獎訓 1洞)
* Changhun 2-dong 장훈 2동 (獎訓 2洞)
* Changhun 3-dong 장훈 3동 (獎訓 3洞)
* Ch'ilgol 1-dong 칠골 1동
* Ch'ilgol 2-dong 칠골 2동
* Ch'ilgol 3-dong 칠골 3동
* Ch'ukchŏn 1-dong 축전 1동 (祝典 1洞)
* Ch'ukchŏn 2-dong 축전 2동 (祝典 2洞)
* Kallimgil 1-dong 갈림길 1동
* Kallimgil 2-dong 갈림길 2동
* Kŏn'guk-tong 건국동 (建國洞)
* Kŭmch'ŏn-dong 금천동 (金泉洞)
* Kŭmsŏng 1-dong 금성 1동 (金星 1洞)
* Kŭmsŏng 2-dong 금성 2동 (金星 2洞)
* Kŭmsŏng 3-dong 금성 3동 (金星 3洞)
* Kwangbok-tong 광복동 (光復洞)
* Man'gyŏngdae-dong 만경대동 (萬景臺洞)
* P'algol 1-dong 팔골 1동
* P'algol 2-dong 팔골 2동
* Ryong'aksan-dong 룡악산동 (龍岳山洞)
* Ryongsan-dong 룡산동 (龍山洞)
* Samhŭng-dong 삼흥동 (三興洞)
* Sŏn'guja-dong 선구자동 (先驅者洞)
* Sŏnnae-dong 선내동 (仙內洞)
* Sŏsan-dong 서산동(西山洞)
* Taep'yŏng-dong 대평동 (大平洞)
* Tangsan 1-dong 당상 1동 (堂上 1洞)
* Tangsan 2-dong 당상 2동 (堂上 2洞)
* Ryongbong-ri 룡봉리 (龍峰里)
* Wŏllo-ri 원로리 (元魯里)
See also
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Mangyongdae
Mangyongdae () is a neighborhood in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean propaganda claims Mangyongdae is the birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, although in his memoirs he wrote that he had been born in the nearby n ...
– historic neighborhood in Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
*
Mangyongdae Children's Palace
The Mangyongdae Children's Palace (or Mangyongdae School Children's Palace) in Pyongyang is a public facility managed by Korean Youth Corps in North Korea where Pioneer movement, pioneer members can engage in extra-curricular activities, such ...
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Mangyongdae Funfair
The Mangyongdae Funfair( ko, 만경대유희장) is an amusement park located in Mangyongdae-guyok, 12 kilometres from Pyongyang, North Korea. It has an area of 70 hectares including a funfair and wading pool. In autumn 2011 the funfair was repo ...
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Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School is an elite school in Mangyongdae district of Pyongyang, North Korea. Established in 1947, it is a special education school with access only to the Workers' Party of Korea, Korean People's Army, administra ...
References
Districts of Pyongyang
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