Manpo () is a city of northwestern

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Province,

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. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 116,760. It looks across the border to the city of

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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

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. 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

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, 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

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, 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

. Around 75.6% of the city is covered by forests.

Climate

Manpo has a

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(

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: ''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 ''

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'' and 15 '' 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

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, Manpo and Pukbunaeryuk lines of the

Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–195 ...

. 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.

References

External links

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North Korea Uncovered
, (North Korea Google Earth) see much of Manpo's industrial and political infrastructure on Google Earth.
City profile of Manpo
Cities in Chagang China–North Korea border crossings {{NorthKorea-geo-stub