Chung-guyok, Pyongyang

Name: Chung-guyok
Address: Pyongyang, North Korea

#61 among attractions in Pyongyang

City, Neighbourhood

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Chung-guyŏk is one of the 18 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city, between the Pothonggang Canal and Taedong River, and is bordered to the north by Moranbong-guyok, to the northwest by Potonggang-guyok, and to the south by Pyongchon-guyok. ()

Local name: 중구역 Coordinates: 39°0'0"N, 125°44'24"E

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Chung-guyok – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: International Cinema Hall, Party Founding Museum, Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Taedong Bridge.

0.5 miSE
Cinema, Nightlife
International Cinema Hall, Pyongyang
14 min walk • The International Cinema Hall in Pyongyang is one of the most significant cultural facilities in the capital of North Korea. Although information about this place is limited due to the closed nature of the country, it is known that this cinema is one of the few places...
0.9 miN
Museum
Party Founding Museum, Pyongyang
22 min walk • The Party Founding Museum in Pyongyang, North Korea, stands as a testament to the country's political history and ideology. This imposing museum is dedicated to the foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), which governs the country.
0.9 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Pyongyang
22 min walk • The Pyongyang Grand Theatre is a theatre located in North Korea. It was opened in 1960.
1.2 miNE
Bridge
Taedong Bridge, Pyongyang
32 min walk • The Taedong Bridge is a bridge over the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea. The bridge was built by the Japanese and completed in 1905.
1.2 miSW
Bridge
Chungsong Bridge, Pyongyang
31 min walk • The Chungsong Bridge is a major road bridge across the Taedong River in Pyongyang opened in 1983. In the middle of the bridge it has off- and on-ramps westward to the smaller Ssuk Island where the Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex is located, and then on across a ditch to the larger and mainly agricultural Turu Island.
1 miSW
Ship
USS Pueblo, Pyongyang
26 min walk • USS Pueblo is a Banner-class environmental research ship, attached to Navy intelligence as a spy ship, which was attacked and captured by North Korean forces on 23 January 1968, in what was later known as the "Pueblo incident" or alternatively, as the "Pueblo crisis".
0.8 miSE
Bridge
Yanggak Bridge, Pyongyang
20 min walk • Yanggak Bridge is the second of the six major bridges on the Taedong River in Pyongyang. The middle of the bridge has an off-ramp to Yanggak Island.
~1690 ftSW
Street
Mirae Scientists Street, Pyongyang
9 min walk • Mirae Scientists street is a street in a newly developed area in Pyongyang to house scientific institutions of the Kim Chaek University of Technology and their employees.
1.1 miW
City, Neighbourhood
Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongyang
28 min walk • 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 Pothonggang Canal in the north and Potong River in the west, and to the east by Chung-guyŏk, from which it is separated by the yard area of P'yŏngyang railway station.
0.4 miNE
Universities and schools
Kim Chaek University of Technology, Pyongyang
11 min walk • Kim Chaek University of Technology is a university in North Korea, on the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang. It is named after General Kim Chaek. The university's programs in nuclear reactors, nuclear electronics, nuclear fuel and nuclear engineering specialize in training researchers and technical personnel.
0.6 miSE
Island
Yanggakdo, Pyongyang
15 min walk • Yanggakdo, or Yanggak Island is a small island in the Taedong River, located about two kilometers to the south-east of the centre of the North Korean capital city Pyongyang.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Chung-guyok?

Nearby attractions include Mirae Scientists Street, Pyongyang (9 min walk), Kim Chaek University of Technology, Pyongyang (11 min walk), Yanggakdo, Pyongyang (15 min walk), Yanggak Bridge, Pyongyang (20 min walk).

How to get to Chung-guyok by public transport?

The nearest stations to Chung-guyok:

Trolleybus

Stop • Lines: 1, 10 (7 min walk)

Train

P'yŏngyang (11 min walk)
Ponghwa (23 min walk)

Tram

평양역 • Lines: 1 (17 min walk)
Stop • Lines: 3 (24 min walk)

Metro

Yŏnggwang • Lines: 1 (20 min walk)
Ponghwa • Lines: 1 (23 min walk)