Manpo
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| Manpo | |
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 View of Manpo from the Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge |
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| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 만포시 |
| Hancha | 滿浦市 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Manp'o si |
| Revised Romanization | Manpo-si |
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| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 5 labor districts, 15 ri |
Manp'o is a city of northwestern Chagang Province, North Korea. As of 1991, it had an estimated population of 100,893. It looks across the border to the city of Ji'an, Jilin province, China.
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[edit] History
Manp'o was incorporated as a city in 1961.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Economy
Lumber processing and transportation are well developed.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
- North Korea Uncovered, (North Korea Google Earth) see much of Manpo's industrial and political infrastructure on Google Earth.
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Coordinates: 41°09′25″N 126°17′24″E / 41.157°N 126.290°E
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