Potonggang-guyok

Potonggang-guyok
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	보통강구역
• Hanja	普通江區域
• Revised Romanisation	Botonggang-guyeok
• McCune–Reischauer	Pot'onggang-guyŏk
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Admeenistrative diveesions	15 admeenistrative dong

Potonggang-guyok is ane o the 19 destricts, or guyok, o Pyongyang, North Korea. It is maist famous as the location o the Ryugyong Hotel. It is namit efter the Pothong River (leeterally "the simple river"), which serves as the destrict's border on aw sides. It is bordered tae the north bi Hyongjesan-guyok, tae the east bi Sosong an Moranbong-guyoks, tae the sooth bi Pyongchon an Chung-guyoks, an tae the wast bi Mangyongdae-guyok. The destrict wis established bi the Pyongyang Ceety Fowkcommittee in October 1960.

Owerview

The Pot'ong Destrict is primarily a wirkin destrict o the ceety as the few places o interest tae tourists on locatit on the periphery o the destrict. The anerlie attractions tae visitors are the Potong River Pleasure Grund, the Victorious Leeberation o the Faitherland Statue an the Potong River Improvement Project Monument. It is the location o the Pyongyang Embroidery Schuil an Factory an aw, an the Pyongyang Senior Middle Schuil. The destrict's Ragwon-dong is the location o the central offices an heidquarters o the DPRK's Naitional Defence Commission.

The Pyongyang Metro runs throu this destrict, wi stops at Konsol, Hwanggumbol, an Konguk Stations.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Potonggang-guyok is dividit intae eleiven admeenistrative destricts kent as dong. Twa neebourheids (Ryugyong-dong an Potonggang-dong) are further dividit in twa pairts for admeenistrative purposes, while Pulgunkori-dong is dividit intae three acause o its size.

	Chosŏn'gŭl	Hancha
Kyonghung-dong	경흥동	慶興洞
Ponghwa-dong	봉화동	烽火洞
Potonggang-dong	보통강동	普通江洞
Pulgunkori-dong	붉은거리동	붉은거리洞
Rakwon-dong	락원동	樂園洞
Ryugyong-dong	류경동	柳京洞
Segori-dong	세거리동	세거리洞
Sojang-dong	서장동	西將洞
Sokam-dong	석암동	石岩洞
Sinwon-dong	신원동	新院洞
Taebo-dong	대보동	大寶洞