Namp’o
City in North Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
1418 - Nordkorea 2015 - von Nampo nach Käsong (22995549001): Uwe Brodrecht, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Namp’o is a city in North Korea, in Nampo. About 455,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of North Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 38.74° N, 125.41° E, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone.
Location
Red dot: Namp’o. Green dots: other major cities of North Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Namp’o has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -10°C (14°F). Around 964 mm (38 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in North KoreaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Man’gyŏngdae-ri · 36 km
- Sariwŏn-si · 40 km
- Pyongyang · 45 km
- Sunch’ŏn · 89 km
- Kaech’ŏn · 115 km
- Kaesŏng · 131 km
- Sinŭiju · 175 km
- Wŏnsan · 182 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1873757 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q109386 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 1418 - Nordkorea 2015 - von Nampo nach Käsong (22995549001): Uwe Brodrecht, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)