Man’gyŏngdae-ri
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District (Korean: 만경대구역) is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea.
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District (Korean: 만경대구역) is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It began as a village called Man'gyŏngdae-ri in South P'yŏngan Province before becoming a district of P'yŏngyang in September 1959. The area is surrounded by several hills, the highest one named Man'gyŏng Hill because one can enjoy a bird's-eye view of the surrounding scenic landscape, and the village at its foot is called Man'gyŏngdae. Man'gyŏngdae was the birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung.
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Worth seeing in and around Man’gyŏngdae-ri
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kim Il-sung Military University
Kim Il Sung Military University is a university located in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. Founded in 1948 and named after Kim Il Sung, founder of North Korea, the school is a post-secondary educational institution for officers in the Korean People's Army.
3 km · university located in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea · Wikipedia - 02Chilgol Church
Chilgol Church is a Protestant church on Kwangbok Street, Kwangbok, Chilgol, Pyongyang, North Korea. It is one of two Protestant churches in the country.
2.9 km · church in Pyongyang, North Korea · Wikipedia - 03Pongsu Church
Bongsu Church is a Protestant church in the Konguk-dong of the Mangyongdae District of Pyongyang in North Korea. It is one of just a handful of churches in the country and one of only two Protestant churches, the other one being Chilgol Church.
5.9 km · church building in Pyongyang, North Korea · Wikipedia - 04Pyongyang Circus
The Pyongyang Circus is a multi-function building located in Pyongyang, North Korea. It was completed in 1989.
3.7 km · circus building in Pyongyang, North Korea · Wikipedia - 05Mangyongdae Funfair
The Mangyongdae Funfair is an amusement park located in Mangyongdae-guyok, 12 kilometres from Pyongyang, North Korea. It has an area of 70 hectares including a funfair and wading pool.
1.8 km · Amusement park in Mangyongdae-guyok · Wikipedia - 06Sosan Football Stadium
Sŏsan Stadium is a football stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
4.5 km · football stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea · Wikipedia - 07Ryonggok Academy
The Ryonggok Confucian Shrine and Academy is located in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. It is listed as a National Treasure of North Korea.
2.2 km · Historic building in Pyongyang, North Korea · Wikipedia - 08Kwangbok Street 1
Kwangbok Street 1 is a high-rise residential skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Built in 1989 within the "Kwangbok Street Apartments" project, the tower stands at 144 m tall and is divided into 42 floors.
1.4 km · residential building in Pyongyang, North Korea · Wikipedia
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Getting to Man’gyŏngdae-ri
- Airports
- Pyongyang Sunan (FNJ), 23 km · Incheon (ICN), 187 km · Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 191 km
- Stations
- Kwangbok Station, 5.1 km · Kŏn'guk Station, 5.8 km · Sopyongyang Station, 5.7 km · Potonggang Station, 5.7 km · Chilgol Station, 1.6 km
- Seoul → Man’gyŏngdae-ri196 km · quickest by road, 44h 1m · ₩233,000–311,000
- Gonghang-ro → Man’gyŏngdae-ri189 km · quickest by road, 43h 47m · ₩232,000–309,000
- Cheongju → Man’gyŏngdae-ri307 km · quickest by air, 7h 42m · ₩153,390–237,790
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No local-transport research exists yet for Man’gyŏngdae-ri
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Man’gyŏngdae-ri. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWestern foreigners will usually be denied entry to North Korea by train (except for those specially chartered by tour companies).
- Get aroundHowever, if on a package tour, your short trip on the metro will be organised in advance.
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Next door to Man’gyŏngdae-ri
Man’gyŏngdae-ri is 10 km from Pyongyang, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Mangyongdae Districtdistrict of Pyongyang3.1 km
- Mangyŏngdaeneighborhood in Pyongyang, North Korea3.7 km