Taedonggang-guyŏk | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Settlement Type: | Guyŏk of Pyongyang |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | 大同江區域 |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Taedonggang-guyŏk |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Daedonggangguyeok |
Coordinates: | 39.0306°N 125.7972°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Direct-administered city |
Subdivision Name1: | P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi |
Area Total Km2: | 14.41 |
Population As Of: | 2008[1] |
Population Total: | 207081 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
Hangul: | 대동강구역 |
Rr: | Daedonggangguyeok |
Mr: | Taedonggang-guyŏk |
Context: | north |
Taedonggang-guyŏk (ko|대동강구역), or Taedong River District, is one of the 18 guyŏk, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang-guyŏk is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River, north of Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk and west of Sadong-guyŏk (Sadong District). It was established in January 1958.
Taedonggang-guyŏk is divided into 25 tong (neighbourhoods):
It is home to the Pyongyang University of Music and Dance.
It is connected to Chung-guyok by the Okryu Bridge, and to Rungra Island and Moranbong-guyok by the Rungra Bridge.[2] [3]