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Mangyongdae-guyok

Mangyongdae-guyok

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District (Korean: 만경대구역) is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It began as a village called in South P'yŏngan Province before becoming a district of P'yŏngyang in September 1959. The area is surrounded by several hills, the highest one named Man'gyŏng Hill (Korean for 'Ten thousand views 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.

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk extends to the west past the , to . Kwangbok Street is a residential district of high rise apartments populated by members of the DPRK media and cultural institutions.