Residences of North Korean leaders explained

There are more than a dozen leader's residences in North Korea, according to Kim Jong Il’s former bodyguard Lee Young-kuk.[1] Many of the residences were identified on satellite images[2] in the North Korea Uncovered project.[3] Ryongsong Residence is the central residence of Kim Jong Un.[4] All residences are kept secret by the North Korean government and few photographs exist.[5]

Name Location Direction from city center Coordinates
Ryongsong district (Pyongyang) 12km (07miles) northeast 39.116377 N, 125.805817 E
Kangdong county (Pyongyang) 30km (20miles) northeast 39.201381 N, 126.020683 E
Sinuiju (North Pyongan) 8.5km (05.3miles) east 40.081519 N, 124.499307 E
Ryokpo Residence[6] [7] [8] Ryokpo district (Pyongyang) 19km (12miles) southeast 38.911222 N, 125.922911 E
Samsok Residence[9] Samsok district (Pyongyang) 21km (13miles) northeast 39.102224 N, 125.973830 E
Pyongsong Residence[10] Pyongsong (South Pyongan) 11km (07miles) northwest 39.338774 N, 125.804062 E
Wonsan Residence[11] Wonsan (Kangwon) 5km (03miles) northeast 39.188647 N, 127.477718 E
Changsuwon Residence Ryongsong district (Pyongyang) 15km (09miles) northeast 39.116069 N, 125.877501 E
Nampo Residence[12] Nampo (South Pyongan) 9km (06miles) northwest 38.777724 N, 125.321217 E
Paektusan Residence[13] Samjiyon County (Ryanggang) 7km (04miles) northwest 41.857656 N, 128.274726 E
Hyangsan Residence[14] Hyangsan county (North Pyongan) 15km (09miles) southeast 39.971916 N, 126.321648 E
Anju Residence[15] Anju (South Pyongan) 13km (08miles) east 39.635202 N, 125.810313 E
Changsong Residence[16] Changsong county (North Pyongan) 9km (06miles) west 40.440384 N, 125.118192 E
Ragwon Residence Ragwon county (South Hamgyong) 5km (03miles) south 39.857744 N, 127.780674 E

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Supremo in His Labyrinth. Time Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20100613215447/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,201976-1,00.html. dead. June 13, 2010. December 12, 2012 . Donald . Macintyre . February 18, 2002.
  2. Web site: The Palaces of Pyongyang on Google Earth . One Free Korea. December 12, 2012.
  3. News: Prynne. Miranda. North Korea uncovered: Palaces, labour camps and mass graves . The Independent. June 21, 2009. December 12, 2012.
  4. Web site: Kim Jong-il’s ‘Mt. Ryongnam Range’ is succeeded by Kim Jong-un’s ‘Mt. Ami Range’ . Leonid Petrov’s Korea Vision . December 12, 2012.
  5. News: Han. Young Jin. Kim Jong Il, Where He Sleeps and Where He Works. Daily NK. March 15, 2005. December 12, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516044422/http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk02300&num=83. May 16, 2013.
  6. https://www.nknews.org/pro/north-korea-tears-down-buildings-at-kim-jong-uns-winter-palace-complex/ North Korea tears down buildings at Kim Jong Un’s winter palace complex
  7. https://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-watchers-say-kim-jong-un-demolishes-own-palace-1898007 Kim Jong Un Demolishes Own Palace, North Korea Watchers Say
  8. Web site: DPRK Leadership Residence . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.
  9. Web site: DPRK Leadership Residence . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.
  10. Web site: DPRK Leadership Residence . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.
  11. Web site: Large luxury complex . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.
  12. Web site: DPRK Leadership Residence . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.
  13. Web site: leadership residence . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.
  14. Web site: DPRK Leadership Residence . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.
  15. Web site: KWP Leadership Retreat and Chalet . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.
  16. Web site: DPRK Leadership Complex . Wikimapia . December 12, 2012.