Nampo

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Nampo is a major port city in southwestern North Korea, known for its industrial facilities and strategic location on the Yellow Sea.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
West Sea Barrage 0
Chinnampo 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
dam
port city
administrativeStatus directly governed city
climate humid continental climate
country North Korea
formerName Chinnampo NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity fishing
salt production
ship repair
trade
hasFacility cement plant
chemical industry
food processing industry
glass industry
machinery manufacturing
metalworking industry
shipbuilding industry
textile industry
hasPortFunction export of manufactured goods
export of minerals
fishing port
import of raw materials
hasPortType river–sea port
seaport
hasStructure West Sea Barrage NERFINISHED
hasTransport coastal shipping routes
rail connections to Pyongyang
road connections to Pyongyang
languageUsed Korean
locatedAtMouthOf Taedong River NERFINISHED
locatedIn South Pyongan Province NERFINISHED
locatedNear Nampo NERFINISHED
locatedOnBodyOfWater Korea Bay NERFINISHED
Taedong River estuary NERFINISHED
Yellow Sea NERFINISHED
locatedSouthwestOf Pyongyang NERFINISHED
partOf West Coast industrial belt of North Korea
role industrial center
major port of North Korea
romanization Namp’o NERFINISHED
romanizationSystem McCune–Reischauer NERFINISHED
strategicImportance key industrial base on the Yellow Sea coast
major maritime gateway for Pyongyang
timeZone Korea Standard Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +09:00
wasColonialEraNameOf Nampo NERFINISHED
wasUpgradedToCityStatus 1980
writingSystemUsed Hangul NERFINISHED

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