Phyongchon District

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Phyongchon District (P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk) is one of the 19 guyŏk (political districts or wards) of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is situated on the Taedong River in the South and the Pothong River in the north. It is east of Chung-guyŏk (Central District), separated by the railway. It was established as a guyŏk in October 1960 by the Pyongyang City People's Committee through a mandate of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. It is probably best known as the location of the Phyongchon Thermal Power Station, which is the electricity source for Pyongyang's central neighborhoods. It is also the location of the Mansudae Art Studio and School, the Pyongyang Jang Chol Gu University of Commerce, the Pyongyang University of the Printing Industrial Arts and the Korea Okryu Combination Corporation. For international visitors, it is the location of the Pothong Hotel and the Ansan Chodasso Guest House.