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Mangyongdae-guyok

Mangyongdae-guyok
North Korea-Pyongyang-Kwangbok Street-01.jpg
Kwangbok Street in Mangyongdae-guyok
Chosŏn'gŭl 만경대구역
Hancha
Revised Romanization Mangyeongdaeguyeok
McCune–Reischauer Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District (Chosŏn'gŭl만경대구역) is one of the 19 guyŏk (wards) that constitute P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It began as a village, Man'gyŏngdae-ri, 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 (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.

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk is divided into 26 tong (neighbourhoods) and 2 ri (villages):

Coordinates: 39°01′03″N 125°40′49″E / 39.017483°N 125.680204°E / 39.017483; 125.680204



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