Manpo

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Manpo
Chosŏn'gŭl:	만포시
Hanja:	滿浦市
McCune-Reischauer:	Manp'o si
Revised Romanization:	Manpo-si

Manp'o is a city of northwestern Chagang Province, North Korea.

The yearly average temperature is 6.5℃; the January average temperature, -14.4℃; and the July average temperature, 23.6℃. The yearly average rainfall is 947.8mm

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Along the shores of the Yalu River and the Kŏnp'o River are the small Kosan Plain and the Kŏnha Plain.

[edit] History

Manp'o was incorporated as a city in 1961.

[edit] Economy

Lumber processing and transportation are well developed.

[edit] See also

• Chagang
• Geography of North Korea

[edit] External links

• (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas)  (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Yahoo)

Administrative divisions of Chagang province, North Korea
Kanggye | Hŭich'ŏn | Manp'o | Changgang | Chasŏng | Chŏnch'ŏn | Ch'osan
Chunggang | Hwap'yŏng | Kop'ung | Rangrim | Ryongrim | Sijung | Sŏnggan
Songwŏn | Usi | Wiwŏn | Tongsin