Nampo

Also known as Namp'o, Nampho, Nampho-si, Nampho City, Nampo-si

Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; ), also spelled '''Namp'o''', is a major 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 estuary, 15 km east of the estuary'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

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Nampo is North Korea's fourth-largest city and serves as a major seaport located about 50 kilometers southwest of Pyongyang on the Taedong River estuary. The city has held special administrative status in recent decades, functioning as a "Directly Governed City" from 1980 to 2004 and later as a "Special City" from 2010 onward, reflecting its strategic importance to the country's economy and trade.

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Place details

Locality: 남포시
Region: Nampo
Country: 조선민주주의인민공화국
Population: 455,000
Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Nampo
Settlement.native_name_lang: ko
Settlement.official_name: Nampho
Settlement.settlement_type: Special city
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Chosŏn'gŭl
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: 남포특별시
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: Hancha
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi
Settlement.translit_lang1_info4: Nampo-teukbyeolsi
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1281
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_total: 983660
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Dialect
Settlement.population_blank1: P'yŏngan

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 南浦特別市
Population: 366815
Area: 1180
Image: Nampocity 2.JPG

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Commons category: Nampo
Commons gallery: Nampo
native label: 남포특급시
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Travel guide

Understand

thumbnail|Cityscape of Nampho Nampo is a city of 366,000 people on the west coast of North Korea. It is a significant port and has a shipbuilding yard.

Get in

thumbnail|The 'Hero Youth' highway connecting Nampo to Pyongyang

See

Goguryeo Tombs, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

File:Nampo Dam monument & lighthouse.jpg|Monument and lighthouse of Nampho Dam on the roof of the visitor center File:Nampo west sea barrage.jpg|Painting in the small museum at the West Sea Barrage File:Nampo Dam.jpg|Nampho dam File:Nampo Dam locks close-up.jpg|Nampho docks