Mangyongdae-guyok
Man'gyŏngdae - guyŏk is one of the 18 districts of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
It lies in the west of the city next to the Maxima County. To the north of the district is the city district Hyŏngjesan - guyŏk. In the east it borders with the Pot'ong input to the districts Pot'onggang - guyŏk and P'yŏngch'ŏn - guyŏk. To the south is the Taedong - gang the border to Rakrang - guyŏk. The county was established in September 1959 as a municipality. Within the district lies the mountain Ryongak -san and between the border of the Maxima County of Taebo -san.
Traffic
About the Highway of heroic youth is a direct connection to Namp'o. The 1989 finished Kwangbok Street forms a central main road through Man'gyŏngdae - guyŏk.
Buildings and Facilities
Adjacent is the circus Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace and Mangyongdae. In the Kwangbok street there are five distinctive residential blocks with up to 43 floors and a total of 25,000 housing units.
Internationally known that's been open since 1989 Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hot'el first class which extends with its 30 floors at the junction between the Chongchun and Kwangbok Street.
In the district of Mangyongdae is the Mangyongdae Revolution Museum and the alleged birthplace of Kim Il-sung, who also spent his childhood here. To the west in the same district is located since 1982 the Mangyongdae amusement park. In 1948, in the Mangyongdae Kim Il-sung Military University, founded a secondary school for the training of officers of the Korean People's Army. It is considered today as the most important military college of North Korea.
In the district Chilgol -dong, the Korean Committee of the International Taekwondo Federation has its headquarters
To the Chongchun street focus on the three districts Sonnae -dong, Kumsong -dong -dong and Chukjon several modern sports facilities, the military and the Schoolchildren's Palace Mangjongdae and Man'gyŏngdae Revolutionary School, an elementary and middle school for children of State officials are associated.
- Sosan Football Stadium ( 25,000 seats)
- Handball Hall ( 2380 seats)
- Table tennis hall ( 4303 seats)
- Athletics Hall ( 4056 seats)
- Martial Arts Hall ( 2376 seats)
- Baths complex ( 3372 seats)
- Wrestling Hall (3000 seats)
- Weightlifting Hall (2002 seats)
- Volleyball Hall ( 2057 seats)
- Basketball Hall ( 2076 seats)
- Taekwondo Hall (2400 seats)
National Treasures
In Moranbong - guyŏk are in Ryongbong -ri two of the National Treasures of North Korea.
- Pobun - Hermitage of Yŏngmyŏng Temple ( National Treasure # 13)
- Ryonggok Academy ( National Treasure # 14)
Natural Monuments
Several trees in the district are listed under the natural monuments of North Korea with the Sort Number 1.
- Korean mountain poplars of Mangyongdae ( Mangyongdae -dong, Natural Monument # 18)
- Japanese zelkova the mountain Ryongak ( Ryongbong -ri, Natural Monument # 19)
- Suren trees of mountain Ryongak ( Ryongbong -ri, Natural Monument # 20)
- Japanese string trees of mountain Ryongak ( Ryongbong -ri, Natural Monument # 22)
Administrative units
Man'gyŏngdae - guyŏk is in 19 administrative units divided Dongs. The districts Chilgol -dong -dong and Kumsung are also further subdivided into three each and Tangsang -dong, Palgol -dong, Chang Hung -dong -dong Chukchon and Kalrimkil -dong into two administrative units.