Waudo-guyŏk is a kuyŏk in Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.[1]

Waudo Ward
와우도구역
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl와우도구역
 • Hancha
 • McCune-ReischauerWaudo-guyŏk
 • Revised RomanizationWaudo-guyeok
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CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth P'yŏngan
Special CityNamp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Administrative divisions17 tong, 1 ri

Plans have been announced to create a "Chindo Export Processing Zone" from some areas of Chindo-dong and Hwado-ri, Waudo-guyŏk.[2]

The West Sea Barrage is located in Waudo District.

Administrative divisions

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Waudo-guyŏk is divided into 18 tong (neighbourhoods) and 5 ri (villages):[3]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Chindo-dong 진도동 進島洞
Chinsu-dong 진수동 進水洞
Chisan-dong 지산동 芝山洞
Ch'eyukch'on-dong 체육촌동 體育村洞
Hoechang-dong 회창동 會倉洞
Kammun 1-dong 갑문1동 閘門1洞
Kammun 2-dong 갑문2동 閘門2洞
Masa-dong 마사동 麻沙洞
Masan-dong 마산동 麻山洞
Namhŭng-dong 남흥동 南興洞
Namsan-dong 남산동 南山洞
Okch'ŏndae-dong 옥천대동 玉泉臺洞
Ryongjŏng-dong 룡정동 龍井洞
Ryongsu-dong 룡수동 龍水洞
Saegil-dong 새길동
Sŏhŭng-dong 서흥동 西興洞
Taedae-dong 대대동 大代洞
Waudo-dong 와우도동 臥牛島洞
Hwado-ri 화도리 火島里
Ryŏngnam-ri 령남리 嶺南里
Sillyŏng-ri 신령리 新寧里
Sogang-ri 소강리 蘇康里
Songgwal-li 송관리 松串里

Transportation

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Waudo District is served by the P'yŏngnam and Sŏhaekammun lines of the Korean State Railway.

References

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  1. ^ "Waudo-guyok (North Korea)". Gazetteering.com.
  2. ^ "Economic Development Zones to Be Set up". Korean Central News Agency. July 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Waudo-guyok, Nampo City". North Korean Human geography - cybernk.net. The Institute for Peace Affairs.