Pyongchon-guyok

P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk (P'yŏngch'ŏn District) is one of the 18 guyŏk (political districts or wards) of P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It is bordered by the Taedong River in the south and the Potong River in the north and west, and to the east by Chung-guyŏk, from which it is separated by the yard area of P'yŏngyang railway station. It was established as a guyŏk in October 1960 by the P'yŏngyang City People's Committee through a mandate of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

This article is about the district. For the new town of South Korea, see Pyeongchon.
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul평천구역
 • Hanja平川區域
 • Revised RomanizationPyeongcheon-guyeok
 • McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk
Apartment building in P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk
CountryNorth Korea
Direct-administered cityP'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Administrative divisions11 administrative dong

Administrative divisions

P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk is divided into eleven administrative districts known as tong. The largest neighborhoods (Ansan, Puksŏng, Haeun, Ryukkyo, P'yŏngch'ŏn, and Saemaŭl) are further divided into two parts for administrative purposes.[1]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Ansan-dong안산동鞍山洞
Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong정평동井平洞
Haeun-dong해운동海運洞
Kansŏng-dong간성동干城洞
Pongji-dong봉지동鳳池洞
Ponghak-tong봉학동鳳鶴洞
Pongnam-dong봉남동鳳南洞
Puksŏng-dong북성동北城洞
P'yŏngch'ŏn-dong평천동平川洞
Ryukkyo-dong륙교동陸橋洞
Saemaŭl-dong새마을동새마을洞

Economy

It is probably best known as the location of the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant, in Saemaŭl-dong,[2] which is the electricity source for P'yŏngyang's central neighbourhoods and the surrounding region. Other notable industries in the guyŏk are the Pot'onggang Organic Fertiliser Factory in Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong[3] and the Taedonggang Battery Factory in Saemaŭl-dong.[2]

Education

It is also the location of the Mansudae Art Studio and School, the P'yŏngyang Chang Chol Gu University of Commerce, the P'yŏngyang University of Printing Industrial Arts.

Tourism

For international visitors, it is the location of the Pot'ong Hotel and the Ansan Chodasso Guest House.

The Pyongchon Revolutionary Site in P'yŏngch'ŏn 1-dong commemorates where Kim Il-sung chose the building site of the first ammunition factory built after the liberation of Korea.[4]

Transportation

The Korean State Railway has a branchline of the P'yŏngnam Line in the guyŏk with a marshalling yard, P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang in Chŏngp'yŏng-dong, and the freight-only P'yŏngch'ŏn Station in Haeun 1-dong, providing a number of industries in the area with rail freight service.[5]

2014 deadly building collapse

A 23-story apartment building collapsed in P'yŏngch'ŏn district around May 18, 2014, potentially killing hundreds of people. The cause of the collapse has been officially declared by North’s official Korean Central News Agency as “irresponsible supervision and control”.[6]

References
  1. http://nk.joins.com/map/i003.htm
  2. Dormels, Rainer (2014). "Profiles of the cities of DPR Korea - Pyongyang" (PDF). Universität Wien. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. "5th National Report on Biodiversity of DPR Korea" (PDF). Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. "Phyongchon Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 1 December 1999. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
  5. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  6. http://mashable.com/2014/05/18/north-korea-apology-building-collapse/

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