Nampo

Nampo
남포시
Nampho[1]
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl남포특별시
 • Hancha
 • McCune-ReischauerNamp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi
 • Revised RomanizationNampo-teukbyeolsi
Clockwise from top: the West Sea Barrage, view of Nampo city, the Chongsan-ri co-operative farm, a monument
Clockwise from top: the West Sea Barrage, view of Nampo city, the Chongsan-ri co-operative farm, a monument
Map of North Korea showing the location of Nampo
Map of North Korea showing the location of Nampo
Nampo is located in North Korea
Nampo
Nampo
Location in North Korea
Coordinates: 38°44′08″N 125°24′32″E / 38.73556°N 125.40889°E / 38.73556; 125.40889
Country North Korea
Administrative divisions5 guyok, 2 gun
Government
 • Party Committee ChairmanRi Jae-nam[2] (WPK)
 • People's Committee ChairmanRi Kil-chun[3]
Area
 • Special city1,281 km2 (495 sq mi)
Population
 (2014[4])
 • Special city983,660
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
703,317
 • Rural
280,343
 • Dialect
P'yŏngan
Time zoneUTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)
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Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; pronounced [nam.pʰo]), also spelled Namp'o, is a city in North Korea which is the country's fourth-largest by population. The city is an important seaport in the country as it lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth. Formerly known as Chinnamp'o, it was a provincial-level "Directly Governed City" ("Chikhalsi") from 1980 to 2004, and was designated a "Special City" ("T'ŭkpyŏlsi", 특별시; 特別市) in 2010. Nampo is approximately 50 km southwest of Pyongyang, at the mouth of the Taedong River. Since North Korean independence, the city has developed a wide range of industry and has seen significant recent redevelopment.

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  5. ^ DPR Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (2008 population census, published in 2009)