Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk, or Ryŏkp'o District, is one of the 18 wards (guyŏk) that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. This is where part of the Goguryeo tombs of Pyongyang can be found.

Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk
력포구역
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja力浦區域
 • McCune-ReischauerRyŏkp'o-guyŏk
 • Revised RomanizationRyeokpoguyeok
Location of Ryokpo-guyok within Pyongyang
Location of Ryokpo-guyok within Pyongyang
Coordinates: 38°55′48″N 125°49′48″E / 38.93000°N 125.83000°E / 38.93000; 125.83000
CountryNorth Korea
Direct-administered cityP'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi
Area
 • Total122.6 km2 (47.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total82,548
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Ryokpo-guyok
Hangul
력포구역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRyeokpoguyeok
McCune–ReischauerRyŏkp'o-guyŏk

Administrative divisions

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Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk is divided into 7 tong (neighbourhoods) and 6 ri (villages):

  • Changjin 1-dong 장진 1동 (將進 1洞)
  • Changjin 2-dong 장진 2동 (將進 2洞)
  • Nŭnggŭm-dong 능금동
  • Seumul-dong 세우물동
  • Taehyŏn-dong 대현동 (大峴洞)
  • Ryŏkp'o-dong 력포동 (力浦洞)
  • Sosin-dong 소신동 (小新洞)
  • Ch'udang-ri 추당리 (楸唐里)
  • Ryongsal-ri 룡산리 (龍山里)
  • Ryuhyŏl-ri 류현리 (柳絃里)
  • Sosamjŏng-ri 소삼정리 (小三亭里)
  • Yang'ŭm-ri 양음리 (陽陰里)

References

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