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Also known as Unjong district

Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk, or Ŭnjŏng District is one of the 18 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea, 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ŭnjŏng-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
恩情區域
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2
Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
Eunjeongguyeok
Settlement.image_map
Pyongyang Unjong-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
34.32
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
47569
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.parts_type
Administrative divisions

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Wikidata facts

Official name
恩情區域
Located in
Pyongyang
Population
47569
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Revised Romanization
Eunjeongguyeok
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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  • Administrative divisions
  • Awards
  • References

Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk, or Ŭnjŏng District is one of the 18 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea, 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 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 (which were Doksandong, Paesan-dong, Songryongdong, and Jikyongdong).

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

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