Pyongchon-guyok
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk | |
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Guyŏk of Pyongyang | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 평천구역 |
| • Hanja | 平川區域 |
| • Revised Romanization | Pyeongcheon-guyeok |
| • McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk |
Pyongyang Thermal Power Plant in P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk | |
Location of Pyongchong-guyok within Pyongyang | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Direct-administered city | Pyongyang-Chikhalsi |
| Administrative divisions | 17 administrative dong |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 181,142 |
| • Density | 22,000/km2 (56,000/sq mi) |
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk (Phyongchon District) is one of the 18 guyŏk (political districts or wards) of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is bordered by the Taedong River in the south and the Pothonggang Canal in the north and Potong River in the west, and to the east by Chung-guyŏk, from which it is separated by the yard area of Pyongyang railway station.