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Also known as Pyongchon district, Phyongchon district

'''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.

Key facts

Settlement.type
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Settlement.name
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk
Settlement.translit_lang1
Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type
Hangul
Settlement.translit_lang1_info
평천구역
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Hanja
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2
Pyeongcheon-guyeok
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk
Settlement.translit_lang2_type
Hangul
Settlement.translit_lang2_type1
Hanja
Settlement.image_skyline
frameless|250px
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Pyongyang Thermal Power Plant in P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk
Settlement.image_map
Pyongyang Pyongchon-guyok.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Pyongchong-guyok within Pyongyang
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
North Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Direct-administered city

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Wikidata facts

Official name
平川區域
Located in
Pyongyang
Population
181142
Image
In front of Pyongyang Station DPRK.jpg
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Commons category
Pyongchon-guyok
McCune–Reischauer romanization
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk
Revised Romanization
Pyeongcheon-guyeok
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 2014 building collapse
  • Administrative divisions
  • Economy
  • Electricity generation
  • Other industries
  • Education
  • Tourism
  • Transportation
  • References

'''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.

== History == The name of the district, passed down from the former Pyongchon-myon'', means a flat area, which water flows through.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pyongchon-guyok” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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