| Type: | Guyŏk of Pyongyang |
| Potonggang-guyok | |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | 보통강구역 |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Botonggang-guyeok |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Pot'onggang-guyŏk |
| Translit Lang2 Type: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang2 Type1: | Hanja |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Direct-administered city |
| Subdivision Name1: | P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 15 administrative dong |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.3 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 105,180 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Dialect |
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.
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.[2]
Potonggang-guyok is divided into fifteen administrative districts known as dong (neighborhoods):[3]
| Chosŏn'gŭl | Hancha | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyŏnghŭng-dong | 경흥동 | ||
| Ponghwa-dong | 봉화동 | ||
| Pot'onggang 1-dong | 보통강1동 | 1 | |
| Pot'onggang 2-dong | 보통강2동 | 普通江2洞 | |
| Pulgŭnkori 1-dong | 붉은거리1동 | 붉은거리1 | |
| Pulgŭnkori 2-dong | 붉은거리2동 | 붉은거리2洞 | |
| Pulgŭnkori 3-dong | 붉은거리3동 | 붉은거리3洞 | |
| Rakwŏn-dong | 락원동 | ||
| Ryugyŏng 1-dong | 류경1동 | 1 | |
| Ryugyŏng 2-dong | 류경2동 | 柳京2洞 | |
| Segŏri-dong | 세거리동 | 세거리 | |
| Sŏjang-dong | 서장동 | ||
| Sŏk'am-dong | 석암동 | ||
| Sinwŏn-dong | 신원동 | ||
| Taebo-dong | 대보동 |