Ryongsŏng-guyŏk, or Ryongsŏng District (룡성구역) is one of the 19 guyŏks(wards) that is part of
Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
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North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
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Ryongsong Residence
Ryongsong Residence (), also called Residence No. 55 (),) is the main official residence of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un and first lady Ri Sol-ju.
Location
The residence is located in Ryongsong District in northern Pyongyang, around ...
, the main residence of
Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim ...
is located in this district.
Following a
Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the legislature of North Korea. It is ostensibly the highest organ of state power and the only branch of government in North Korea, with all state organs subservient to it under the principle of unified ...
decision on 15 January 2023, Ryongmun-dong was renamed to Ryongmun 1-dong, and Hwasong-dong was renamed to Ryongmun 2-dong.
Administrative divisions
Since 2023, it is certain that these ''tongs'' are part of Ryongsŏng-guyŏk(neighbourhoods):
* Chung'i-dong 중이동 (中二洞)
* Ch'ŏnggyŏ-dong 청계동 (淸溪洞)
* Masan-dong 마산동 (馬山洞)
* Myŏng'o-dong 명오동 (明梧洞)
* Ŏ'ŭn-dong 어은동 (御恩洞)
* Rimwŏn-dong 림원동 (林原洞)
* Ryongch'u 1-dong 룡추 1동 (龍秋 1洞)
* Ryongch'u 2-dong 룡추 2동 (龍秋 2洞)
* Ryongmun 1-dong 룡문1동 (龍門1洞)
* Ryongmun 2-dong 룡문2동 (龍門2洞)
* Ryongsŏng 1-dong 룡성 1동 (龍城 1洞)
* Ryongsŏng 2-dong 룡성 2동 (龍城 2洞)
* Taech'ŏn-dong 대천동 (大泉洞)
* Unha-dong 은하동 (銀河洞)
The following tongs are likely to be defunct as Unha dong is renamed from Ryonggungdong in 2013.
* Ryonggung 1-dong 룡궁 1동 (龍宮 1洞)
* Ryonggung 2-dong 룡궁 2동 (龍宮 2洞)
Mountains
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Hyongjesan
See also
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Residences of North Korean leaders
There are more than a dozen leader's residences in North Korea, according to Kim Jong Il's former bodyguard Lee Young-kuk. Many of the residences were identified on satellite images in the North Korea Uncovered project. Ryongsong Residence is th ...
References
Districts of Pyongyang
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