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Also known as Ryongsong district, Ryongsong District

Ryongsŏng-guyŏk, or Ryongsŏng District (룡성구역) is one of the 19 guyŏks(wards) that is part of Pyongyang, North Korea. Ryongsong Residence, the main residence of Kim Jong-un is located in this district.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ryongsŏng-guyŏk
Settlement.native_name_lang
ko
Settlement.settlement_type
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Settlement.translit_lang1
Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Hanja
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
龍城區域
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2
Ryongsŏng-guyŏk
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
Ryongseong-guyeok
Settlement.image_map
Pyongyang Ryongsong-guyok.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
North Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Direct-administered city
Settlement.subdivision_name1
P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Settlement.area_total_km2
131.6
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
195891
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.parts_type
Administrative divisions

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Wikidata facts

Official name
龍城區域
Located in
Pyongyang
Population
195891
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Revised Romanization
Ryongseong-guyeok
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Ryongsŏng-guyŏk
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Administrative divisions
  • Mountains
  • See also
  • References

Ryongsŏng-guyŏk, or Ryongsŏng District (룡성구역) is one of the 19 guyŏks(wards) that is part of Pyongyang, North Korea. Ryongsong Residence, the main residence of Kim Jong-un is located in this district.

Following a Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly decision on 15 January 2023, Ryongmun-dong was renamed to Ryongmun 1-dong, and Hwasong-dong was renamed to Ryongmun 2-dong.

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

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