Country North Korea Province Chagang Province | Local time Monday 7:09 PM Number of airports 1 | |
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Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 5 labor districts, 15 ri Weather 4°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 48% Humidity | ||
Manpho ([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.
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Map of Manpo, Chagang, North Korea
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.
Administrative Divisions
Manp'o is divided into 11 tong and 15 ri:
Economy
Lumber processing and transportation are well developed.
References
Manpo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA