Rungnado

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Rungna, also called rungra, is an island in the Taedong - gang in North Korea. It belongs, as well as the further south island Yanggak, the district Chung- guyŏk the North Korean capital Pyongyang.

The small island is south of the river connected to the mainland in the north of the Taedong - gang and the Municipality Taedonggang - guyŏk with the Rungna Bridge and the Chongnyu Bridge. It covers an area of ​​1.3 square kilometers.

On Rungna is the May Day Stadium, which is having a capacity of 150,000 spectators one of the largest stadiums in the world.

Between the Bridge and the Chongnyu Rungna Bridge extends over an area of ​​around 1,500 square meters of Rungrado park with an arboretum, a topiary garden and a zoo. It is also the Rungrado waterworks was built around 1900 as the first modern water supply system of Pyongyang from the Japanese. Water from the Taedong - gang was cleaned there and pumped into a collection bin on the Moran Hill.

In July 2012, Kim Jong-un opened the public park Rungna, an amusement park with dolphinarium, swimming pool, sport areas, mini golf course and a variety of rides.

The mountain cherry trees and Manchurian fir trees on the island are listed under the natural monuments of North Korea with the Sort Number 1.