Manpo

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Manpo
만포시
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl
 • Hancha滿
 • McCune-ReischauerManp'o si
 • Revised RomanizationManpo-si
View of Manpo from the Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge
View of Manpo from the Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge
Map of Chagang showing the location of Manpo
Map of Chagang showing the location of Manpo
Manpo is located in North Korea
Manpo
Manpo
Location within North Korea
Coordinates: 41°09′25″N 126°17′24″E / 41.157°N 126.290°E / 41.157; 126.290Coordinates: 41°09′25″N 126°17′24″E / 41.157°N 126.290°E / 41.157; 126.290
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceChagang Province
Administrative divisions11 tong, 15 ri
Government
 • Party Chairman of ManpoO Myong Chol [1]
Population
 (2008)
 • Total116,760
 • Dialect
P'yŏngan
Time zoneUTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)

Manpho (Korean pronunciation: [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 1961.

Geography[]

Along the shores of the Yalu River and the Kŏnp'o River are the small Kosan Plain and the Kŏnha Plain.

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.

Climate[]

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

hideClimate data for Manpo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−1.9
(28.6)
5.9
(42.6)
15.8
(60.4)
22.6
(72.7)
26.2
(79.2)
28.3
(82.9)
27.8
(82.0)
22.2
(72.0)
15.4
(59.7)
4.9
(40.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
13.1
(55.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.9
(8.8)
−8.6
(16.5)
0.2
(32.4)
8.8
(47.8)
15.4
(59.7)
20.1
(68.2)
23.4
(74.1)
22.9
(73.2)
16.2
(61.2)
8.8
(47.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
−9.4
(15.1)
7.1
(44.7)
Average low °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)
−15.2
(4.6)
−5.5
(22.1)
1.9
(35.4)
8.3
(46.9)
14.0
(57.2)
18.6
(65.5)
18.0
(64.4)
10.3
(50.5)
2.2
(36.0)
−5.1
(22.8)
−14.8
(5.4)
1.1
(34.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.4)
13
(0.5)
20
(0.8)
51
(2.0)
71
(2.8)
116
(4.6)
236
(9.3)
220
(8.7)
90
(3.5)
44
(1.7)
33
(1.3)
16
(0.6)
921
(36.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

Administrative divisions[]

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

  • Kang'an-dong
  • Kogae-dong
  • Kunmak-tong
  • Kuo 1-dong
  • Kuo 2-dong
  • Kwanmun-dong
  • Mun'ak-dong
  • Ponghwa-dong
  • Pyŏl'o-dong
  • Saemaŭl-dong
  • Saemmul-dong
  • Segŏm-dong
  • Hambu-ri
  • Kosal-li
  • Kŏnha-ri
  • Kŏnjung-ri
  • Kŏnsang-ri
  • Mit'a-ri
  • Namsang-ri
  • Samgang-ri
  • Sipridong-ri
  • Songhak-ri
  • Tŭnggong-ri
  • Yŏnha-ri
  • Yŏnp'o-ri
  • Yŏnsang-ri

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.[3][4] The total length is around 5 km.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ . Pyongyang: Rodong Sinmun. April 10, 2020 https://rodong.rep.kp/ko/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2020-05-30-0011. Retrieved 10 January 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Climate: Manpo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "목숨처럼 지켜야 할 본태". www.uriminzokkiri.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. ^ "당의 령도업적을 빛내이는 사업에 힘을 넣어". Rodong Sinmun.
  5. ^ "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

External links[]


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