Namp'o
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Namp'o 남포시 |
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| Special city | |
| 남포특별시 | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | |
| • Hancha | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi |
| • Revised Romanization | Nampo-teukbyeolsi |
Views of Nampo
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| Country |
 North Korea
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| Province | South P'yŏngan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 829 km2 (320 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 366,815 |
| • Dialect | P'yŏngan |
Namp'o (North Korean official spelling: Nampo; pronounced [nam.pʰo]) is a city and seaport in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Namp'o lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth. It was a provincial-level "Directly Governed City" ("Chikhalsi") from 1980 to 2004 and was designated a "Special City" ("T'ŭkgŭpsi"; tŭkpyŏlsi; 특별시; 特別市), in 2010 and made a part of South P'yŏngan. Namp'o is approximately 50 km southwest of P'yŏngyang, at the mouth of the Taedong River.
Namp'o was originally a small fishing village that became a port for foreign trade in 1897, developing into a modern port in 1945 after World War II. With the rapid increase in state investment, the city's industrial capacity grew. Some of the city's industrial facilities include the Namp'o Smelter Complex, the Namp'o Glass Corporation, the Namp'o Shipbuilding Complex, the Namp'o Fishery Complex, and other central and local factories. Namp'o is a center for the DPRK shipbuilding industry. North of the city are facilities for freight transportation, aquatic products, and fishery, and a sea salt factory. Apples grown in the city's Ryonggang district (룡강군) are a famous local product.
Namp'o is divided into 5 kuyŏk and 2 kun, which are in turn subdivided into tong and ri:
The Youth Hero Motorway that connects Namp'o to P'yŏngyang.
Onch'ŏn Airport in Onch'ŏn-gun serves Namp'o Special City; Air Koryo operates charter flights from here.
The greater Namp'o area is densely served by the Korean State Railway, with 18 stations on the P'yŏngnam Line, the entirety of the Ryonggang Sŏhaekammun and Taean lines, and one station on the Ŭllyul Line being located inside the boundaries of Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi.
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