Namp'o Special City
Korean Name
McCune-Reischauer	Namp'o T'ŭkkŭpsi
Revised Romanization	Nampo Teukgeupsi
Hangul	남포 특급시
Hanja	南浦特級市
Short Name	Namp'o (Nampo; 남포; 南浦)
Statistics
Population	400,000 (estimate)
Area	?
Government	Special City in South P'yŏngan; former Directly Governed City
Administrative Divisions	(unknown)
Split from	South P'yŏngan, 1980 as Namp'o Directly Governed City
Rejoined	South P'yŏngan, 2004 as Namp'o Special City
Region	Kwansŏ
Dialect	P'yŏngan
Location Map (of former Namp'o Directly Governed City)

Namp'o (North Korean official spelling: Nampho) is a city and seaport in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It was a provincial-level Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi) from 1980 to 2004, when it was designated a "Special City" (T'ŭkkŭpsi) and made a part of South P'yŏngan. McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... South Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... In North and South Korea, Special cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces (Do). ... South Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... South Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. ... Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. ... The Korean language is spoken in a number of different dialects around the Korean peninsula. ... South Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... In North and South Korea, Special cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces (Do). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Namp'o is situated some 50 kilometres south west of P'yŏngyang, at the mouth of the Taedong River. It is a modern port city on the west coast. It began to develop into a modern port after liberation in 1945. With the rapid increase in state investment, the city's industries grew and it now has powerful heavy industries and modern light industries. They include the Namp'o Smelter Complex, the Namp'o Glass Corporation, the Namp'o Shipbuilding Complex, the Namp'o Fishery Complex and other central and local factories. For the graphic novel by Guy Delisle, see Pyongyang (comic). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The West Sea Barrage of the Namp'o port, built by erecting an 8-km long sea wall, has three lock chambers which allow the passage of ships up to 50,000 tons and 36 sluices. The harbour can accommodate ships of 20,000 tons but is frozen during the winter.

Originally a small fishing village, it was opened as a foreign trade port in 1897, and is Pyongyang’s harbour in Yellow Sea. Namp'o has modern harbour facilities; it can accept freighters of up to 10,000 tons and is a DPRK shipbuilding industry center. North of the city is the freight transportation, the aquatic product and the water fishery base and sea salt factory. Nampho apple is a famous national product.

Geography

Located in Taedong river downriver.

Transportation

Consummation railway and highway connect Pyongyang and other locations.

Culture

Higher learning facilities are Nampho University, Sohae University, Samgwang College and Sunhwa College. Western Nampho has a famous tourist attraction: Waudo Pleasure Ground, it is covered by jungle with a sea bathing beach, convalesces hospital and recreation facility. The neighborly scenic spot includes: West Sea Barrage, 3 Tombs in Kangso, Tomb in Tokhung-dong, Susan Spa, Chongsan Spa,Kangso Mineral Water and Lake Thaesang.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Korea Tourist Map(English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)

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Administrative divisions of North Korea
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Provinces Chagang | North Hamgyŏng | South Hamgyŏng | North Hwanghae | South Hwanghae | Kangwŏn | North P'yŏngan | South P'yŏngan | Ryanggang