Manpo

Manpo () 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 October 1967. Earlier, in October 1949, it had been combined into a single county consisting Manpo-myon, Kosan-myon, Oegwi-myon, Iso-myon and Sijung-myon, which were split from Kanggye-gun. Manpo had first been mentioned in 1424, in the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. During the Joseon Dynasty, fortresses and camps were built in this area, for which the city is now named after.

Geography Along the shores of the Yalu River, which various tributaries flow into, and the Kŏnp'o River are the small Kosan Plain and the Kŏnha Plain.

The majority of Manpo is located at a lower height than the rest of Jagang Province, though the northeast and east do have areas of higher elevation, which gradually slopes down to the much lower areas along the banks of the Yalu River. Around 75.6% of the city is covered by forests.

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

The yearly average temperature is ; the January average temperature, ; and the July average temperature, . The yearly average rainfall is , generous due to the mountainous terrain.

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

Neighborhoods (dong / tong) MR Name RR Name Hangul Kang'an-dong Gangan-dong 강안동 Kogae-dong Gogae-dong 고개동 Kunmak-tong Gunmak-dong 군막동 Kuo 1-dong Guo 1-dong 구오1동 Kuo 2-dong Guo 2-dong 구오2동 Kwanmun-dong Gwanmun-dong 관문동 Mun'ak-dong Munak-dong 문악동 Ponghwa-dong Bonghwa-dong 봉화동 Pyŏl'o-dong Byeol-o-dong 별오동 Saemaŭl-dong Saemaeul-dong 새마을동 Saemmul-dong Saemmul-dong 샘물동 Segŏm-dong Segeom-dong 세검동

Villages (ri) MR Name RR Name Hangul Hambu-ri Hambu-ri 함부리 Kosal-li Gosal-ri 고살리 Kŏnha-ri Geonha-ri 건하리 Kŏnjung-ri Geonjung-ri 건중리 Kŏnsang-ri Geonsang-ri 건상리 Mit'a-ri Mita-ri 미타리 Namsang-ri Namsang-ri 남상리 Samgang-ri Samgang-ri 삼강리 Sipridong-ri Sipridong-ri 십리동리 Songhak-ri Songhak-ri 송학리 Tŭnggong-ri Deunggong-ri 등공리 Yŏnha-ri Yeonha-ri 연하리 Yŏnp'o-ri Yeonpo-ri 연포리 Yŏnsang-ri Yeonsang-ri 연상리

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. The total length is around 5 km.

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