Chung-guyok
Guyok of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationJung-guyeok
  McCune–ReischauerChung-guyŏk
The Grand People's Study House and Kim Il-sung Square (with Ryugyong Hotel in background)
Map of Chung-guyok
Map of Chung-guyok
Chung-guyok is located in North Korea
Chung-guyok
Chung-guyok
Chung-guyok is located in Asia
Chung-guyok
Chung-guyok
Coordinates: 39°00′00″N 125°44′24″E / 39.00000°N 125.74000°E / 39.00000; 125.74000
CountryNorth Korea
Direct-administered cityP'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Administrative divisions19 administrative dong
Area
  Total13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total131,333
  Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)

Chung-guyok (Central Ward) is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city, between the Pothonggang Canal and Taedong River, and is bordered to the north by Moranbong-guyok, to the northwest by Potonggang-guyok, and to the south by Pyongchon-guyok.

Overview

As the centre of Pyongyang, the district holds many of the city's most important buildings. The famous Kim Il-sung Square is located along the banks of the Taedong river, together with the Grand People's Study House, which is the national library of North Korea.[2] Chung-guyok was once the historical centre of Pyongyang, and was almost completely obliterated during the Korean War by American bombing. Vestiges of the old city can still be seen, and the district is home to several of North Korea's National Treasures, including the rebuilt Potong and Taedong Gates, the Pyongyang Bell, the Ryongwang Pavilion, and the Sungryong and Sungin Halls.[3] Other buildings include the Koryo Hotel, Taedonggang Hotel, Pyongyang First Department Store, the Korea Stamp Museum, the Pyongyang Central Children's palace and Taedongmoon Cinema.

The Pyongyang Metro runs through this district, with stops at Yonggwang, Ponghwa and Sungri stations. Pyongyang's central railway station is also located here.

Executive offices of the North Korean government and its industry are located in the area. The headquarters of the Workers' Party of Korea and the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea are located in the area.

Many new riverside terraced apartments were built along the Pothonggang Canal, a project which Kim Jong-un visited multiple times,[4] and the district was renamed by the 690th order of the Presidium of the SPA.[5]

Economy

Air Koryo has a booking office in Tongsŏng-dong.[6]

Administrative divisions

Chung-guyok is divided into nineteen administrative districts known as dong.[7]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Ch'anggwang-dong창광동
Chongro-dong종로동
Chungsŏng-dong중성동
Haebangsan-dong해방산동解放
Kyogu-dong교구동
Kyŏngrim-dong경림동
Kyongru-dong[8] 경루동[5] 瓊樓洞[9]
Kyŏngsang-dong경상동
Mansu-dong만수동
Oesŏng-dong외성동
Ot'an-dong오탄동
Pot'ongmun-dong보통문동
Ryŏnhwa-dong련화동
Ryusŏng-dong류성동
Sŏch'ang-dong서창동西
Sŏmun-dong서문동西
Taedongmun-dong대동문동
Tong'an-dong동안동
Tonghŭng-dong동흥동
Tongsŏng-dong동성동
Yŏkchŏn-dong역전동

References

  1. North Korea: Administrative Division. citypopulation.de.
  2. The Grand People's Study House of the DPR of Korea. UN System Depository Libraries. Retrieved on August 31, 2008.
  3. 북한문화재 자료관. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  4. "North Korea upgrades new skyscraper to 80 floors, making it 2nd-tallest in DPRK | NK News". NK News - North Korea News. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-09-10
  5. 1 2 "로동신문". 로동신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  6. "Contact Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine." Air Koryo. Retrieved on August 6, 2009.
  7. "북한지명사전". 북한지명사전. Archived from the original on 2006-11-04. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  8. Rodong Sinmun http://rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2021-09-12-0002. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "劳动新闻". 劳动新闻 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-09-12.
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