Pot'onggang-guyŏk

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Pot'onggang-guyŏk or the Pothong District is one of the 19 guyok of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is most famous as the location of the Ryugyong Hotel. It is named after the Pothong River, the body of water on which the arrondisement sits. It was established by the Pyongyang City People's Committee in October 1960.

The Pothong District is primarily a working district of the city as the few places of interest to tourists on located on the periphery of the district. The only attractions to visitors are the Pothong River Pleasure Ground, the Victorious Liberation of the Fatherland Statue and the Pothong River Improvement Project Monument. It is also the location of the Pyongyang Embroidery School and Factory, and the Pyongyang Senior Middle School. The district's Ragwon-dong is the location of the central offices and headquarters of the DPRK's National Defense Commission.