Mangyongdae () is a neighborhood in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea.

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, although in his

memoirs A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiog ...

he wrote that he had been born in the nearby neighborhood of

Chilgol Chilgol () is a suburb of Pyongyang in the Mangyongdae District. Chilgol is known as the place where Kang Pan-sok, the mother of Kim Il-sung, North Korea's first leader, was born in 1892 and spent her childhood. The area features many buildings a ...

. Mangyongdae is where his father

Kim Hyong-jik Kim Hyong-jik (Korean: 김형직; 10 July 1894 – 5 June 1926) was a Korean independence activist during Japanese rule. He was the father of the North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, the paternal grandfather of Kim Jong-il, and a great-g ...

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 Revolutionary Sites () are designated historical sites in North Korea. The sites were designated by Kim Jong-il when he began working at the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea in 1966. He would send troops all ov ...

. 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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