Hwasong-guyok

Hwasŏng-guyŏk
화성구역
Guyŏk of Pyongyang
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja和盛區域
 • McCune-ReischauerHwasŏng-guyŏk
 • Revised RomanizationHwaseong-guyeok
Location of Hwasong-guyok within Pyongyang
Coordinates: 39°5′47.4″N 125°46′38.6″E / 39.096500°N 125.777389°E / 39.096500; 125.777389
CountryNorth Korea
Direct-administered cityP'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi

Hwasong-guyok or Hwasong District is one of the 19 guyŏk (districts) that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. This planned district was created from areas close to the Kumsusan Palace based on a decision on May 15, 2022 by the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly. The region is known for its residential projects being constructed.[2]

Administrative divisions

The specific administrative divisions of the district were announced on January 15, 2023, and is as follows:[3]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Hwasong 1-dong 화성1동
Hwasong 2-dong 화성2동
Hwasong 3-dong 화성3동
Chonghwa 1-dong 청화1동
Kumrung 1-dong 금릉1동

Residential project

The district is currently the second project in Pyongyang to build 10,000 apartments for the people.[4] The Hwasong District itself is a part of North Korea's "50,000 new flats" housing program. There's 4 stage construction of the Hwasong District in Pyongyang: Hwasong Street is Stage No.1, Rimhung Street is Stage No.2, Hwasong Street Stage No.3 forms the fourth phase of the 50,000 new flats program, and Saebyol Street as Stage No.4. The first phase of the 50,000 new flats program is located in Songsin and Songhwa district in 2022. The district itself has begun its construction on the Hwasong District 4th phase on February 16, 2025 during the 83rd anniversary of General Kim Jong Il’s birth. [5]

References

  1. ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "N. Korean elite jockey for job assignments in Pyongyang's new Hwasong District". Daily NK.
  3. ^ "북한, 평양시 '화성구역→화성거리'로 변경". spnews.
  4. ^ "평양 화성구역 1만 세대 살림집 준공검사 돌입…호평 자자". Daily NK.
  5. ^ Zhang, Steven (November 4, 2025). "Hwasong District – DPRK Guide 2025".