Not to be confused with Nampo.
Manpo
Municipal City
Native name만포시
Translit lang 1Korean
Chosŏn'gŭl만포시
Hancha滿浦市
McCune-ReischauerManp'o si
Revised RomanizationManpo-si
Coordinates41.157°N 126.29°E
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceChagang Province
Population as of2008
Population total116,760
DialectP'yŏngan
Administrative divisions11 tong, 15 ri
Time zonePyongyang Time (UTC+9)
Party Chairman of ManpoO Myong Chol [1]

Manpo (man.pʰo) is a city of northwestern Chagang Province, North Korea. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 116,760. It looks across the border to the city of Ji'an, Jilin province, China.

History

Manp'o was incorporated as a city in October 1967. Earlier, in October 1949, it had been combined into a single county consisting Manpo-myon, Kosan-myon, Oegwi-myon, Iso-myon and Sijung-myon, which were split from Kanggye-gun.[2] Manpo had first been mentioned in 1424, in the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. During the Joseon Dynasty, fortresses and camps were built in this area, for which the city is now named after.[3]

Geography

Along the shores of the Yalu River, which various tributaries flow into, and the Kŏnp'o River are the small Kosan Plain and the Kŏnha Plain.

The majority of Manpo is located at a lower height than the rest of Jagang Province, though the northeast and east do have areas of higher elevation, which gradually slopes down to the much lower areas along the banks of the Yalu River. Around 75.6% of the city is covered by forests.[4]

Climate

Manpo has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwa).

The yearly average temperature is 6.5 °C (43.7 °F); the January average temperature, −14.4 °C (6.1 °F); and the July average temperature, 23.6 °C (74.5 °F). The yearly average rainfall is 947.8 millimetres (37.31 in), generous due to the mountainous terrain.

Administrative divisions

Manp'o is divided into 11 tong and 15 ri:

Neighborhoods (dong / tong)

MR NameRR NameHangul
Kang'an-dongGangan-dong강안동
Kogae-dongGogae-dong고개동
Kunmak-tongGunmak-dong군막동
Kuo 1-dongGuo 1-dong구오1동
Kuo 2-dongGuo 2-dong구오2동
Kwanmun-dongGwanmun-dong관문동
Mun'ak-dongMunak-dong문악동
Ponghwa-dongBonghwa-dong봉화동
Pyŏl'o-dongByeol-o-dong별오동
Saemaŭl-dongSaemaeul-dong새마을동
Saemmul-dongSaemmul-dong샘물동
Segŏm-dongSegeom-dong세검동

Villages (ri)

MR NameRR NameHangul
Hambu-riHambu-ri함부리
Kosal-liGosal-ri고살리
Kŏnha-riGeonha-ri건하리
Kŏnjung-riGeonjung-ri건중리
Kŏnsang-riGeonsang-ri건상리
Mit'a-riMita-ri미타리
Namsang-riNamsang-ri남상리
Samgang-riSamgang-ri삼강리
Sipridong-riSipridong-ri십리동리
Songhak-riSonghak-ri송학리
Tŭnggong-riDeunggong-ri등공리
Yŏnha-riYeonha-ri연하리
Yŏnp'o-riYeonpo-ri연포리
Yŏnsang-riYeonsang-ri연상리

Economy

Lumber processing and transportation are well developed.

Transportation

Man'po is connected to other cities in North Korea by road, and by the Unha, Manpo and Pukbunaeryuk lines of the Korean State Railway.

A new trolleybus line opened with its first phase in December 2019 from Kunmak-dong to Pyolo-dong.[5][6] The total length is around 5 km.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "당의 령도업적을 빛내이는 사업에 힘을 넣어" (in Korean). rodong.rep.kp. Pyongyang: Rodong Sinmun. April 10, 2020. Archived 30 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  3. ^ "북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  4. ^ "북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  5. ^ "목숨처럼 지켜야 할 본태". www.uriminzokkiri.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. ^ "당의 령도업적을 빛내이는 사업에 힘을 넣어". Rodong Sinmun
  7. ^ "Manpo". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

Further reading

  • Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. ISBN 978-89-6297-167-5