Mangyongdae-guyok
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk
만경대구역 | |
|---|---|
Guyŏk of Pyongyang | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 萬景台區域 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk |
| • Revised Romanization | Mangyeongdae-guyeok |
Kwangbok Street in Mangyongdae-guyok | |
Location of Mangyongdae-guyok within Pyongyang | |
| Coordinates: 39°01′20″N 125°38′40″E / 39.02222°N 125.64444°E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Direct-administered city | P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.9 km2 (34.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 321,690 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| Mangyongdae-guyok | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 만경대구역 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Mangyeongdaeguyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk |
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District (Korean: 만경대구역) is one of the 18 guyŏk (wards) that constitute P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It began as a village called Man'gyŏngdae-ri 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 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.