Chosŏn'gŭl 만경대구역 Revised Romanization Mangyeongdaeguyeok | Hancha 萬景台區域 McCune–Reischauer Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk | |
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Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District (Chosŏn'gŭl: 만경대구역) 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.
Administrative Divisions
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk is divided into 26 tong (neighbourhoods) and 2 ri (villages):