Pyongchon-guyok


P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk is one of the 18 guyŏk of P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It is bordered by the Taedong River in the south and the Potong River in the north and west, and to the east by Chung-guyŏk, from which it is separated by the yard area of P'yŏngyang railway station. It was established as a guyŏk in October 1960 by the P'yŏngyang City People's Committee through a mandate of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Administrative divisions

P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk is divided into eleven administrative districts known as tong. The largest neighborhoods are further divided into two parts for administrative purposes.
Chosŏn'gŭlHancha
Ansan-dong안산동
Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong정평동
Haeun-dong해운동
Kansŏng-dong간성동
Pongji-dong봉지동
Ponghak-tong봉학동
Pongnam-dong봉남동
Puksŏng-dong북성동
P'yŏngch'ŏn-dong평천동
Ryukkyo-dong륙교동
Saemaŭl-dong새마을동

Economy

It is probably best known as the location of the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant, in Saemaŭl-dong, which is the electricity source for P'yŏngyang's central neighbourhoods and the surrounding region. Other notable industries in the guyŏk are the Pot'onggang Organic Fertiliser Factory in Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong and the Taedonggang Battery Factory in Saemaŭl-dong.

Education

It is also the location of the Mansudae Art Studio and School, the P'yŏngyang Chang Chol Gu University of Commerce, the P'yŏngyang University of Printing Industrial Arts.

Tourism

For international visitors, it is the location of the Pot'ong Hotel and the Ansan Chodasso Guest House.
The Pyongchon Revolutionary Site in P'yŏngch'ŏn 1-dong commemorates where Kim Il-sung chose the building site of the first ammunition factory built after the liberation of Korea.

Transportation

The Korean State Railway has a branchline of the P'yŏngnam Line in the guyŏk with a marshalling yard, P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang in Chŏngp'yŏng-dong, and the freight-only P'yŏngch'ŏn Station in Haeun 1-dong, providing a number of industries in the area with rail freight service.

2014 deadly building collapse

A 23-story apartment building collapsed in P'yŏngch'ŏn district around May 18, 2014, potentially killing hundreds of people. The cause of the collapse has been officially declared by North’s official Korean Central News Agency as “irresponsible supervision and control”.