Sinpo
Sinpo | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 신포시 |
| • Hanja | 新浦市 |
| • Revised Romanisation | Sinpo-si |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Sinp'o si |
| Kintra | North Korea |
| Admeenistrative diveesions | 15 tong, 13 ri |
| Population (est.) | |
| • Total | 158,000 |
Sinpo is a port ceety on the coast o the Sea o Japan (East Sea o Korea) in central Sooth Hamgyong Province, North Korea. Accordin tae the last available census, approximately 158,000 fowk reside here.
Weather
[eedit | edit soorce]The average temperatur is -4.1 ℃ in Januar an 22.6 ℃ in August. The average annual rainfaw is 688 millimetres.
Economy
[eedit | edit soorce]Fishery
[eedit | edit soorce]It is an important base for fishin, wi a recent govrenment emphasis on aquacultur. The DPRK haes creatit aquacultural cooperatives an a central aquacultur office in the ceety.
Nuclear pouer
[eedit | edit soorce]Near Sinpo in 1987 the biggin o first naitional nuclear plant wis stairtit bi the USSR but construction wis cancelled in 1991 due tae lack o fundin an in 1993 feenally accordin tae poleetical raisons.
Later this place wis the steid o twa planned reactors which wur tae hae been built bi the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) wi internaitional support. Preparations on steid began in 1994 an construction o a reactor stairtit in 1997, but wis niver completit. The last foreign wirkers wur remuivit frae the aurie in Januar 2006.
Transport
[eedit | edit soorce]Sinpo Station is on the Pyongra Line railwey.
See an aw
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