Nampo
Nampo
남포시 | |
|---|---|
| Nampho | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 남포특별시 |
| • Hancha | 南浦特別市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi |
| • Revised Romanization | Nampo-teukbyeolsi |
Clockwise from top: the West Sea Barrage, view of Nampo city, the Chongsan-ri co-operative farm, a monument | |
Map of North Korea showing the location of Nampo | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′08″N 125°24′32″E / 38.73556°N 125.40889°E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Administrative divisions | 5 guyok, 2 gun |
| Government | |
| • Party Committee Chairman | Ri Jae-nam (WPK) |
| • People's Committee Chairman | Ri Kil-chun |
| Area | |
| 1,281 km2 (495 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | |
| 983,660 | |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 703,317 |
| • Rural | 280,343 |
| • Dialect | P'yŏngan |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | KP-14 |
Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; pronounced [nam.pʰo]), 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 North Korean independence, the city has developed a wide range of industry and has seen significant recent redevelopment.