Sosong-guyok

Sŏsŏng-guyŏk, or Sosong District, is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of , North Korea. It is located on the Pot'ong River, west of the Moranbong-guyŏk and south of Hyŏngjesan-guyŏk. It was established January 1958.
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  • Type: guyok of North Korea with 147,000 residents
  • Description: district of Pyongyang
  • Also known as: “kuyok Sosong”, “Seoseong”, “Seoseong-guyeok”, “Sŏ-kuyŏk”, “Sosong County”, and “Sosong district”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rungrado 1st of May Stadium and Arch of Triumph.

Stadium
Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium occupying an area of 20.7 hectares on the island Rŭngrado, , North Korea. It opened on 1 May 1989, with its first major event being the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students.

Photo: Uwe Brodrecht, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a triumphal arch in , North Korea. It was built to commemorate the Korean resistance to Japan from 1925 to 1945. It is the second tallest memorial arch in the world, after in , standing 60 m high and 50 m wide.

Stadium
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium located in , the capital city of North Korea. The stadium is used primarily for association football matches.

Sosong-guyok

Latitude
39.0673° or 39° 4′ 2″ north
Longitude
125.7539° or 125° 45′ 14″ east
Population
147,000
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8QF73Q83+WG
Geo­Names ID
1869227
Wiki­data ID
Q196239
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Sosong-guyok” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sŏsŏng-guyŏk”
  • Chinese: “Sŏsŏng Khu-he̍k”
  • Chinese: “西城区域”
  • Czech: “Sŏsŏng gujŏk”
  • Czech: “Sŏsŏng”
  • Czech: “Sŏsŏnggujŏk”
  • Dutch: “Sosong-guyok”
  • Esperanto: “Sŏsŏng-guyŏk”
  • French: “arrondissement de Sosong”
  • French: “kuyok Sosong”
  • French: “Kuyok Sosong”
  • French: “Sosong kuyok”
  • German: “Sosong-guyok”
  • German: “Sŏsŏng-guyŏk”
  • German: “Sosongrnyeok”
  • Greek: “Σόσονγκ-γκούγιοκ”
  • Hebrew: “סוסונג”
  • Japanese: “西城区域”
  • Korean: “서성”
  • Korean: “서성구역”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sŏsŏng Khu-he̍k”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sosong”
  • Norwegian: “Sosong”
  • Persian: “سوسونگ-گویوک”
  • Polish: “Sŏsŏng”
  • Portuguese: “Sŏsŏng-guyŏk”
  • Scots: “Sosong-guyok”
  • Spanish: “Sŏsŏng-guyŏk”
  • Swedish: “Sŏsŏng-guyŏk”
  • Thai: “เขตซอซ็อง”
  • Urdu: “سو سونگ-گویوک”
  • Vietnamese: “Sosong-guyok”
  • Vietnamese: “Sŏsŏng-guyŏk”
  • Vietnamese: “Sosong”

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