Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk, or Ŭnjŏng District is one of the 18 guyŏk that constitute
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 ...
,
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 ...
, known for its scientific facilities.
The district was named as such to honor the "benevolent affection (Korean word is Unjong)" and love of the Kim family towards the country's scientists.
History
During the
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
Dynasty, the regions that form the modern district were part of Ryongakbang (룡악방, 龍岳坊) of Pyongyang and
Sunchon County. In 1896, it became a myeon of two different subdivisions, Pyongyang and Sunchon.
The district was originally created in 1995 from parts of the region of the city of
Pyongsong
Pyongsong (, , officially Phyongsong) is a city in North Korea, the capital city of South Pyongan province in western North Korea. The city is located about 32 kilometres northeast of Pyongyang, and was formally established in December 1969. It ha ...
(which were Doksandong, Paesan-dong, Songryongdong, and Jikyongdong).
Administrative divisions
As of 2002,Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk was divided into 4 ''tong'' (neighbourhoods):
* Kwahak 1-dong 과학1동(meaning science):
University of Sciences is located here.
* Kwahak 2-dong 과학2동
* Paesan-dong 배산동(named after the Mountain called Paesan)
* Kwangmyŏng-dong 광명동(meaning bright light, suggesting a bright future brought by the scientists)
In 2014, these administrative divisions seem to have gone through an unexpected change before 2014, as North Korea mentions Ulmildong (乙密洞,을밀동, named after
Ulmil Pavilion) and Wisongdong (衛星洞,위성동 named after korean word for satellites) as the district's neighbourhoods in the news about a high tech district being designated in the region while not mentioning Kwangmyŏng-dong(which might imply the kwangmyongdong subdivision was divided into ulmil dong and wisongdong).
References
Districts of Pyongyang
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