Moranbong-guyok

Moranbong-guyŏk, or the Moranbong District, is one of the 19 guyŏk which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is located north of Chung-guyok, the city's central district, and is bordered to the north by Sosong and Taesong-guyoks, to the east by the Taedong River, and the west by the Potong River and Potonggang-guyok. It is named after Moran Hill located in the district's west area ("Moran" is Error: {{language with name/for}}: missing language tag or language name (help)). It was designated a guyŏk in October 1960 by the Pyongyang City People's Committee.

Overview

A large part of the district is taken up by the Moranbong Park, Pyongyang's largest recreation area. The park contains many significant historic relics, including vestiges of the old Pyongyang Castle walls and various ornamental pavilions. The district is also home to the Kim Il-sung Stadium and the site of Kim's first speech after the liberation of Pyongyang. The Pyongyang Arch of Triumph, the world's largest such arch, is also located in the district.

Transport

The Pyongyang Metro runs through this district, with stops at Tongil, Kaeson, Chonu, and Chonsung stations.

It is connected to Rungra Island and Taedonggang-guyŏk (on the Taedong's left bank) by the Rungra Bridge.

Administrative divisions

Moranbong-guyok is divided into fifteen administrative districts known as dong. The largest neighborhoods (Inhung, Pipa, and Kinmaul) are further divided in two parts for administrative purposes.

	Chosŏn'gŭl	Hancha
Changhyŏn-dong	장현동	長峴洞
Ch'ilsongmun-dong	칠성문동	七星門洞
Chinhŭng-dong	진흥동	進興洞
Chŏnsŭng-dong	전승동	戰勝洞
Chŏnu-dong	전우동	戰友洞
Hŭngbu-dong	흥부동	興富洞
Inhŭng-dong	인흥동	仁興洞
Kaesŏn-dong	개선동	凱旋洞
Kinmaŭl-dong	긴마을동	긴마을洞
Minhŭng-dong	민흥동	民興洞
Pip'a-dong	비파동	琵琶洞
Puksae-dong	북새동	北塞洞
Sŏhŭng-dong	서흥동	西興洞
Sŏngbuk-dong	성북동	城北洞
Wŏlhyang-dong	월향동	月香洞