Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District () is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It began as a village called Man'gyŏngdae-ri in South P'yŏngan Province before becoming a district of P'yŏngyang in September 1959. The area is surrounded by several hills, the highest one named because one can enjoy a bird's-eye view of the surrounding scenic landscape, and the village at its foot is called Man'gyŏngdae. Man'gyŏngdae was the birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung.
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk extends to the west past the Sunhwa River, to Kangso-gun. Kwangbok Street is a residential district of high rise apartments populated by members of the DPRK media and cultural institutions.
Administrative divisions Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk is divided into 26 tong (neighbourhoods) and 2 ri (villages):
Changhun 1-dong () Changhun 2-dong () Changhun 3-dong () Ch'ilgol 1-dong () Ch'ilgol 2-dong () Ch'ilgol 3-dong () Ch'ukchŏn 1-dong () Ch'ukchŏn 2-dong () Kallimgil 1-dong () Kallimgil 2-dong () Kŏn'guk-dong () Kŭmch'ŏn-dong () Kŭmsŏng 1-dong () Kŭmsŏng 2-dong () Kŭmsŏng 3-dong () Kwangbok-dong () Man'gyŏngdae-dong () P'algol 1-dong () P'algol 2-dong () Ryong'aksan-dong () Ryongsan-dong () Samhŭng-dong () Sŏn'guja-dong () Sŏnnae-dong () Sŏsan-dong () Taep'yŏng-dong () Tangsan 1-dong () Tangsan 2-dong () Ryongbong-ri () Wŏllo-ri ()
See also
Mangyongdae – historic neighborhood in Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk Mangyongdae Children's Palace Mangyongdae Funfair Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
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