Potonggang-guyok

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Potonggang-guyok is one of the 18 districts, or guyok, of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is most famous as the location of the Ryugyong Hotel. It is named after the Pothong River (literally "the simple river"), which serves as the district's border on all sides. It is bordered to the north by Hyongjesan-guyok, to the east by Sosong and Moranbong-guyoks, to the south by Pyongchon and Chung-guyoks, and to the west by Mangyongdae-guyok. The district was established by the Pyongyang City People's Committee in October 1960.

Overview

The Pot'ong District is surrounded by Pothong River and Pothonggang Canal. The district is primarily a working district of the city as the few places of interest to tourists on located on the periphery of the district. The only attractions open to visitors are the Potong River Pleasure Ground, the Victorious Liberation of the Fatherland Statue and the Potong River Improvement Project Monument. It is also the location of the Pyongyang Embroidery School and Factory, and the Pyongyang Senior Middle School. The district's Ragwon-dong is the location of the central offices and headquarters of the DPRK's National Defense Commission.

The Pyongyang Metro runs through this district, with stops at Konsol, Hwanggumbol, and Konguk stations.{{cite web |url=http://www.pyongyang-metro.com/metromaps.html |title=The Pyongyang Metro: Maps |accessdate=2013-03-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026001237/http://www.pyongyang-metro.com/metromaps.html |archivedate=2017-10-26 }}

Administrative divisions

Potonggang-guyok is divided into fifteen administrative districts known as dong (neighborhoods):{{Cite web|url=http://nk.joins.com/map/i004.htm|title = 더 북한}}

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!Chosŏn'gŭl

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Kyŏnghŭng-dong경흥동{{linktext|慶|興|洞}}
Ponghwa-dong봉화동{{linktext|烽火|洞}}
Pot'onggang 1-dong보통강1동{{linktext|普|通|江}}1{{linktext|洞}}
Pot'onggang 2-dong보통강2동普通江2洞
Pulgŭnkori 1-dong붉은거리1동붉은거리1{{linktext|洞}}
Pulgŭnkori 2-dong붉은거리2동붉은거리2洞
Pulgŭnkori 3-dong붉은거리3동붉은거리3洞
Rakwŏn-dong락원동{{linktext|樂園|洞}}
Ryugyŏng 1-dong류경1동{{linktext|柳|京}}1{{linktext|洞}}
Ryugyŏng 2-dong류경2동柳京2洞
Segŏri-dong세거리동세거리{{linktext|洞}}
Sŏjang-dong서장동{{linktext|西|將|洞}}
Sŏk'am-dong석암동{{linktext|石|岩|洞}}
Sinwŏn-dong신원동{{linktext|新|院|洞}}
Taebo-dong대보동{{linktext|大|寶|洞}}

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Category:Districts of Pyongyang