Hwasong-guyok
{{Short description|District in North Korea}}{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hwasŏng-guyŏk
| native_name = {{nobold|화성구역}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| official_name =
| settlement_type = Guyŏk of Pyongyang
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info1 = 和盛區域
| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info2 = Hwasŏng-guyŏk
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Hwaseong-guyeok
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| image_map = Pyongyang Hwasong-guyok.svg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = North Korea
| subdivision_type1 = Direct-administered city
| subdivision_name1 = P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
| area_total_km2 =
| population_as_of = 2008[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division]
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| parts_type = Administrative divisions
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| map_caption = Location of Hwasong-guyok within Pyongyang
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Hwasong-guyok or Hwasong District is one of the 19 guyŏk (districts) that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. The district was created from areas close to the Kumsusan Palace based on a decision on May 15, 2022 by the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly. The region is known for its residential projects being constructed.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-elite-jockey-job-assignments-pyongyang-new-hwasong-district/|title=N. Korean elite jockey for job assignments in Pyongyang’s new Hwasong District|website=Daily NK}}
Administrative divisions
The specific administrative divisions of the district were announced on January 15, 2023, and is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.spnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=60647|title=북한, 평양시 '화성구역→화성거리'로 변경|website=spnews}}
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Hwasong 1-dong | 화성1동 | {{linktext|和|盛|一|洞}} |
Hwasong 2-dong | 화성2동 | {{linktext|和|盛|二|洞}} |
Hwasong 3-dong | 화성3동 | {{linktext|和|盛|三|洞}} |
Chonghwa 1-dong | 청화1동 | {{linktext|淸|華|一|洞}} |
Kumrung 1-dong | 금릉1동 | {{linktext|錦|綾|一|洞}} |
Residential project
The district is currently the second project in Pyongyang to build 10,000 apartments for the people.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynk.com/20221215-2/|title=평양 화성구역 1만 세대 살림집 준공검사 돌입…호평 자자|website=Daily NK}}