Songyo-guyok

Sŏn'gyo-guyŏk
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul 선교구역
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Seongyo-guyeok
  McCune–Reischauer Sŏn'gyo-guyŏk
Country North Korea
Administrative divisions 9 dong, 9 ri

Sŏn'gyo-guyŏk or Songyo District is one of the 19 guyŏk that constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River at the center of East Pyongyang. It is bordered to the south by Nakrang-guyok, to the north by Tongdaewon-guyok and to the east by Ryokpo and Sadong-guyoks. It was established in September 1959.

Administrative divisions

Songyo-guyok is divided into nine administrative districts known as dong. Most of the districts are further divided into separate numbered sections for administrative purposes.[1]

  • Sŏn'gyo-dong (3 administrative dong)
    (선교동/)
  • Mujin-dong (2 administrative dong)
    (무진동/)
  • Usme-dong
    (웃메동/)
  • Kangan-dong (2 administrative dong)
    (강안동/)
  • Sanop-dong (2 administrative dong)
    (산업동/)

References

Coordinates: 38°59′49″N 125°46′17″E / 38.99694°N 125.77139°E / 38.99694; 125.77139

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