Taedonggang-guyŏk ( ko, 대동강구역), or Taedong River District, is one of the 18 guyŏk, and one of the six that constitute East
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 ...
,
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 ...
. Taedonggang-guyŏk is on the eastern bank of the
Taedong River
The Taedong River (Chosŏn'gŭl: ) is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o.Suh, Dae-Sook (1987) "North Korea in 1986: Strengthenin ...
, north of
Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk
Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk or Tongdaewon District is one of the 18 wards, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. It sits on the eastern bank of the Taedong River
The Taedong River (Chosŏn'gŭl: ) is a large river in North ...
and west of
Sadong-guyŏk
Sadong-guyŏk, or Sadong District, is one of the 18 guyŏk, and one of the six, that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. It is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River, and the mouth of the Nam River. It is north of Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk (Ryokp ...
(Sadong District). It was established in January 1958.
Administrative divisions
Taedonggang-guyŏk is divided into 25 ''tong'' (neighbourhoods):
* Ch'ŏngryu 1-dong 청류 1동 (淸流 1洞)
* Ch'ŏngryu 2-dong 청류 2동 (淸流 2洞)
* Ch'ŏngryu 3-dong 청류 3동 (淸流 3洞)
* Munhŭng 1-dong 문흥 1동 (文興 1洞)
* Munhŭng 2-dong 문흥 2동 (文興 2洞)
* Munsu 1-dong 문수 1동 (紋繡 1洞)
* Munsu 2-dong 문수 2동 (紋繡 2洞)
* Munsu 3-dong 문수 3동 (紋繡 3洞)
* Puksu-dong 북수동 (北繡洞)
* Ongryu 1-dong 옥류 1동 (玉流 1洞)
* Ongryu 2-dong 옥류 2동 (玉流 2洞)
* Ongryu 3-dong 옥류 3동 (玉流 3洞)
* Rŭngra 1-dong 릉라 1동 (綾羅 1洞)
* Rŭngra 2-dong 릉라 2동 (綾羅 2洞)
* Sagok 1-dong 사곡 1동 (四谷 1洞)
* Sagok 2-dong 사곡 2동 (四谷 2洞)
* Soryong 1-dong 소룡 1동 (小龍 1洞)
* Soryong 2-dong 소룡 2동 (小龍 2洞)
* Taedonggang-dong 대동강동 (大洞江洞)
* Tongmun 1-dong 동문 1동 (東門 1洞)
* Tongmun 2-dong 동문 2동 (東門 2洞)
* T'apchŏ 1-dong 탑제 1동
* T'apchŏ 2-dong 탑제 2동
* T'apchŏ 3-dong 탑제 3동
* Ŭi'am-dong 의암동 (衣岩洞)
Landmarks
It is home to the
Pyongyang University of Music and Dance.
It is connected to
Chung-guyok by the
Okryu Bridge, and to
Rungra Island and
Moranbong-guyok by the
Rungra Bridge.
References
Districts of Pyongyang
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