Manpo

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.

Not to be confused with Nampo.
Manpo

만포시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl만포시
 • Hancha滿浦市
 • McCune-ReischauerManp'o si
 • Revised RomanizationManpo-si
View of Manpo from the Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge
Map of Chagang showing the location of Manpo
Manpo
Location within North Korea
Coordinates: 41.157°N 126.290°E / 41.157; 126.290
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceChagang Province
Administrative divisions11 tong, 15 ri
Population
 (2008)
 • Total116,760
 • Dialect
P'yŏngan
Time zoneUTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)

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).

Climate 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 [1]

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-tong
  • 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.

See also

References
  1. "Climate: Manpo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

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


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