Namp'o Special City
Korean Name
McCune-Reischauer	Namp'o T'ŭkpyŏlsi
Revised Romanization	Nampo Teukbyeolsi
Hangul	남포 특별시
Hanja	南浦特別市
Short Name	Namp'o (Nampo; 남포; 南浦)
Statistics
Population	455,000
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'ŭkpyŏlsi) and made a part of South P'yŏngan. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja, or hanmun, sometimes translated as Sino-Korean characters, are what Chinese characters (hanzi) are called in Korean. ... 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 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... South Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... 2004 (MMIV) was 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. ... Image File history File links NK-nampo2. ... 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 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 2004 (MMIV) was 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. Pyongyang (평양 / 平壤) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the bottom third (almost direct center) of the country, situated on the Taedong River. ... The Taedong River rises in the Nangnim Mountains of northern North Korea. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) 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
• List of cities in North Korea
• Geography of North Korea

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Map of North Korea The following is a list of cities in North Korea: Pyŏngyang (평양) Anju-si (안주시, 安州市) Chŏngjin-si (청진시, 淸津市) Haeju-si (해주시, 海州市) Hamhŭng-si (함흥시, 咸興市) Hoeryŏng-si (회령시, 會寧市) Hŭichŏn-si (희천시, 熙川市) Hyesan-si (혜산시, 惠山市) Kaechŏn-si (개천시, 价川市) Kaesŏng (개성시, 開城市) Kanggye-si (강계시, 江界市) Kimchaek-si (김책시, 金策市) Manpo-si (만포시, 滿浦市) Munchŏn... Map of North Korea North Korea is located in eastern Asia, on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. ...

External links

• Korea Tourist Map(English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)

Administrative divisions of North Korea
Directly Governed Cities P'yŏngyang | Rasŏn
Former Directly Governed Cities Ch'ŏngjin | Hamhŭng | Kaesŏng | Namp'o Administrative divisions of North Korea As of 2004, North Korea consisted of two directly-governed cities (Chikalshi; 직할시;直轄市), three special administrative regions with various designations, and nine provinces (Do, singular and plural; 도; 道). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Pyongyang (평양 / 平壤) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the bottom third (almost direct center) of the country, situated on the Taedong River. ... Rasŏn (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong) is a Directly Governed City in North Korea, which borders with Jilin province of China and Primorsky Krai of Russia. ... Chŏngjin (Chŏngjin-si), North Koreas third largest city. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kaesong city centre Kaesŏng (Gaeseong) is a city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty. ...
Special Administrative Regions Kaesŏng Industrial Region | Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region | Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region
Provinces Chagang | North Hamgyŏng | South Hamgyŏng | North Hwanghae | South Hwanghae | Kangwŏn | North P'yŏngan | South P'yŏngan | Ryanggang