Chung-guyŏk
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| Chosŏn'gŭl : | 중구 역 |
| Hancha : | 中 區域 |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Chung-guyŏk |
| Revised Romanization : | Jung-guyeok |
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km²
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| Structure : |
19 dongs |
| Administrative headquarters : | Pyongyang |
Chung-guyŏk ( German inner city district) is one of the 18 districts of Pyongyang , the capital of North Korea . The district is located in the center of the city between Pot'ong-gang and Taedong-gang, and is bordered by Moranbong-guyk district to the north, Pot'onggang-guyŏk to the northwest, and P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk to the south . The islands of Rungna and Yanggak in Taedong-gang are also part of Chung-guyŏk.
Economy and Transport
The district is considered the center of the North Korean economy. The Chollima Street leads as a main thoroughfare of East Pyongyang over the district P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk by Chung-guyok. Within the district, Sungri Street is one of the most important north-south connections and at the same time a representative main traffic route.
A high density of companies is particularly concentrated around Changgwang Street . The Chŏllima Line of the Pyongyang Metro runs within Chung-guyŏk and stops there at Yŏnggwang , Ponghwa and Sŭngni . The main train station is located on Sosong Street . Air Koryo operates an office in the Tongsŏng-dong administrative unit.
The district is connected to the district south of Taedong-gang by five road bridges, the Yanggak Bridge , the Taedong Bridge , the Okryu Bridge , the Rungna Bridge and the Chongnyu Bridge .
Buildings and facilities
Chung-guyŏk is home to several ministries and agencies of the North Korean government, as well as the headquarters of the Labor Party of Korea . On the bank of Taedong-gang lies Kim-Il-sung Square with the Great People's Study Hall , the Foreign Ministry , the headquarters of the Labor Party of Korea and the History Museum , as well as the Cabinet Secretariat , the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Korean Art Gallery .
Chung-guyŏk was once the historic city center of Pyongyang, but was completely destroyed by American bombing in the Korean War. Today there are only a few remnants of the pre-war period. Other important buildings and facilities include the Museum of the party's founding , the Koryo Hot'el , the Taedonggang Hotel and Yonggwang Hot'el that Pyongyang First Department, the Stamp Museum of Korea and the Taedongmun cinema .
The May Day Stadium is located on the island of Rungna , and with a capacity of 150,000 it is the largest stadium in the world. In the district of Mansu-dong, on the Mansu Hill, there is the large Mansudae monument in honor of the revolutionary struggle of the North Korean people under Kim Il-sung, and directly behind it the Korean Revolution Museum . Other attractions include the Mansudae Fountain Park with various fountains and stone sculptures. The Pyongyang Railway Museum is located opposite the main train station .
Kim Ch'aek Technical University is located on the banks of Taedong-gang on Otan Kangan Street .
The Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has its headquarters here.
National treasures
Chung-guyŏk is home to seven of North Korea's national treasures
- Pyongyang Fortress (Chung-guyŏk / P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk , National Treasure # 1)
- Pothong Gate (Potongmun-don, National Treasure # 3)
- Taedong Gate (Taedongmun-dong, National Treasure # 4)
- Sungin Temple (Jongro-dong, National Treasure # 5)
- Sungryong ancestral shrine (Jongro-dong, national treasure # 6)
- Ryongwang Pavilion (Taedongmun-dong, National Treasure # 16)
- Pyongyang Bell (Taedongmun-dong, National Treasure # 23)
Natural monuments
The mountain cherry trees and Manchurian fir trees on Rungna Island are listed under the natural monuments of North Korea with the sort number 1.
Administrative units
Chung-guyŏk is divided into 19 administrative units, so-called dongs .
| Chosŏn'gŭl | Hancha | Remarks | |
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| Changgwang-dong | 창 광동 | 蒼 光 洞 | |
| Chungsong-dong | 중성동 | 中 城 洞 | |
| Haebangsan-dong | 해방 산동 | 解放 山洞 | |
| Jongro-dong | 종로 동 | 鍾 路 洞 | Jangdae Hill location and No. 1 department store |
| Kyogu-dong | 교구 동 | 橋 口 洞 | Location of the Kim Ch'aek Technical University |
| Kyongrim-dong | 경림 동 | 敬 臨 洞 | |
| Kyongsang-dong | 경상 동 | 慶 上 洞 | |
| Mansu-dong | 만수동 | 萬壽 洞 | |
| Oesong-dong | 외 성동 | 外 城 洞 | |
| Otan-dong | 오탄 동 | 烏 灘 洞 | |
| Potongmun-dong | 보통 문동 | 普通 門洞 | |
| Ryonhwa-dong | 련 화동 | 蓮花洞 | German: lotus flower |
| Ryusong-dong | 류 성동 | 柳城 洞 | The name translates as willow town , which refers to the willows that once grew in the city.
Location of the Pyongyang Railway Museum. |
| Sochang-dong | 서창동 | 西 蒼 洞 | |
| Somun-dong | 서문동 | 西門 洞 | |
| Taedongmun-dong | 대 동문동 | 大同 門洞 | Location of the Pyongyang Bell and Taedongmun Cinema |
| Tongan-dong | 동안 동 | 東岸 洞 | Tongan means "east bank" and refers to the location on Taedong-gang . |
| Tonghung-dong | 동 흥동 | 東興 洞 | Location of the Korean Postage Stamp Museum, Koryŏ Hot'el and Y undnggwang Hot'el |
| Tongsong-dong | 동성동 | 東城 洞 | |
| Yokjon-dong | 역전 동 | 驛 前 洞 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Pyongyang goruma.de
- ^ " Contact ( Memento from June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )." Air Koryo . Retrieved August 6, 2009.
- ^ The Grand People's Study House of the DPR of Korea . UN System Depository Libraries . Retrieved August 31, 2008.
- ↑ http://nk.joins.com/map/i002.htm
Coordinates: 39 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 125 ° 44 ′ 24 ″ E