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P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk (P'yŏngch'ŏn District) is one of the 19 guyŏk (political districts or wards) of P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It is bordered by the Taedong River in the south and the Potong River in the north and west, and to the east by Chung-guyŏk, from which it is separated by the yard area of P'yŏngyang railway station. It was established as a guyŏk in October 1960 by the P'yŏngyang City People's Committee through a mandate of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Contents
- Map of Pyongchon District Pyongyang North Korea
- Administrative divisions
- Economy
- Education
- Tourism
- Transportation
- 2014 deadly building collapse
- References
Map of Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, North Korea
Administrative divisions
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk is divided into eleven administrative districts known as tong. The largest neighborhoods (Ansan, Puksŏng, Haeun, Ryukkyo, P'yŏngch'ŏn, and Saemaŭl) are further divided into two parts for administrative purposes.
Economy
It is probably best known as the location of the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant, in Saemaŭl-dong, which is the electricity source for P'yŏngyang's central neighbourhoods and the surrounding region. Other notable industries in the guyŏk are the Pot'onggang Organic Fertiliser Factory in Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong and the Taedonggang Battery Factory in Saemaŭl-dong.
Education
It is also the location of the Mansudae Art Studio and School, the P'yŏngyang Chang Chol Gu University of Commerce, the P'yŏngyang University of Printing Industrial Arts.
Tourism
For international visitors, it is the location of the Pot'ong Hotel and the Ansan Chodasso Guest House.
Transportation
The Korean State Railway has a branchline of the P'yŏngnam Line in the guyŏk with a marshalling yard, P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang in Chŏngp'yŏng-dong, and the freight-only P'yŏngch'ŏn Station in Haeun 1-dong, providing a number of industries in the area with rail freight service.
2014 deadly building collapse
A 23-story apartment building collapsed in P'yŏngch'ŏn district around May 18, 2014, potentially killing hundreds of people. The cause of the collapse has been officially declared by North’s official Korean Central News Agency as “irresponsible supervision and control”.