Unjong-guyok
Hangul
은정구역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationEunjeongguyeok
McCune–ReischauerŬnjŏng-guyŏk

Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk, or Ŭnjŏng District is one of the 18 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea, known for its scientific facilities.[1]The district was named as such to honor the "benevolent affection(Korean word is Unjong)" and love of the Kim family towards the country's scientists.[2]

History

During the Joseon Dynasty,the regions that form the modern district were part of Ryongakbang of Pyongyang and Sunchon County. In 1896,it became a myeon of two different subdivisions, Pyongyang and Sunchon. The district was originally created in 1995 from parts of the region of the city of Pyongsong(which were Doksandong,Paesan-dong,Songryongdong, and Jikyongdong).[1]

Administrative divisions

As of 2002,Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk was divided into 4 tong (neighbourhoods):[1]

  • Kwahak 1-dong 과학1동(meaning science)
  • Kwahak 2-dong 과학2동
  • Paesan-dong 배산동(named after the Mountain called Paesan)
  • Kwangmyŏng-dong 광명동(meaning bright light, suggesting a bright future brought by the scientists[3])

In 2014, these administrative divisions seem to have gone through an unexpected change before 2014, as North Korea mentions Ulmildong(을밀동) and Wisongdong(위성동) as the district's neighbourhoods in the news about a high tech district being designated in the region instead of Kwangmyŏng-dong. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "은정구역". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. ↑ "은정구역개요". cybernk.
  3. ↑ "광명동개요". cybernk.
  4. ↑ "北, 경제개발구 6개 지역 추가 지정..."모두 19곳으로 늘어"". nocutnews.

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