| Manpo | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Official Name: | Manpho |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal City |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Chosŏn'gŭl |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | 만포시 |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hancha |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Manp'o si |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Manpo-si |
| Pushpin Map: | North Korea |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Korea |
| Coordinates: | 41.157°N 126.29°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chagang Province |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 116,760 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | P'yŏngan |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 11 tong, 15 ri |
| Timezone: | Pyongyang Time |
| Utc Offset: | +9 |
| Leader Title: | Party Chairman of Manpo |
| Leader Name: | O Myong Chol [1] |
Manpo (pronounced as /ko/) 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.
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.[2] Manpo had first been mentioned in 1424, in the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. During the Joseon Dynasty, fortresses and camps were built in this area, for which the city is now named after.[3]
Along the shores of the Yalu River, 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 Jagang Province, 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 Yalu River. Around 75.6% of the city is covered by forests.[4]
Manpo has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: 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.
Manp'o is divided into 11 tong and 15 ri:
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Lumber processing and transportation are well developed.
Man'po is connected to other cities in North Korea by road, and by the Unha, Manpo and Pukbunaeryuk lines of the Korean State Railway.
A new trolleybus line opened with its first phase in December 2019 from Kunmak-dong to Pyolo-dong.[5] [6] The total length is around 5 km.[7]