Mokpo

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Mokpo
Korean alphabet : 목포시
Chinese characters : 木浦 市
Revised Romanization : Mokpo-si
McCune-Reischauer : Mokpo-shi
Basic data
Province : Jeollanam-do
Coordinates : 34 ° 46 ′  N , 126 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 46 ′  N , 126 ° 21 ′  E
Surface: 47.24 km²
Residents: 245,482  (as of: 2001)
Population density : 5,196 inhabitants per km²
Structure: 26 dong
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Mokpo (South Korea)
Mokpo
Mokpo
Mokpo on the map of South Korea.

Mokpo is a South Korean port city in Jeollanam-do Province , in the extreme southwest of the country at the mouth of the Yeongsan into the Yellow Sea .

Mokpo borders Muan County to the north and east, Yeongam County to the south and Sinan County , which consists of the offshore archipelagos, to the west and northwest .

Under pressure from Japan , the port was opened to trade in 1897. During this time, Mokpo became an important commercial and industrial city.

From 1910 to 1945, when Korea was incorporated into the Japanese Empire , the city was called Mokupo after the Japanese pronunciation of the city name 木浦 .

Since Gwangju was spun off from Jeollanam-do Province, until a few years ago, it was also the most populous city. The construction of the new provincial capital in Muan County is taking place right on the border with Mokpo.

Today Mokpo is an important shipyard location for Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries . The South Korean Navy maintains the headquarters of its third fleet in the city .

Climate table

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Mokpo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 5.7 6.8 11.3 17.2 22.1 25.2 28.2 30.4 26.7 22.0 15.1 8.9 O 18.4
Min. Temperature (° C) -1.8 -1.1 2.4 8.2 13.3 17.8 22.2 23.5 18.8 12.6 6.5 0.8 O 10.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 35 47 55 96 89 163 210 155 130 53 51 28 Σ 1,112
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 4.5 5.1 6.2 6.3 6.9 5.9 5.1 7.0 6.2 6.6 5.2 4.3 O 5.8
Humidity ( % ) 72 73 72 74 76 81 86 82 78 72 71 72 O 75.8
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5.7
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6.8
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11.3
2.4
17.2
8.2
22.1
13.3
25.2
17.8
28.2
22.2
30.4
23.5
26.7
18.8
22.0
12.6
15.1
6.5
8.9
0.8
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96
89
163
210
155
130
53
51
28
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

Town twinning

  • NorwayNorway Hammerfest , Norway, since 1962
  • JapanJapan Beppu , Japan, since 1984
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Lianyungang , People's Republic of China, since 1992
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea Yeongju , South Korea, since 1998
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea Masan , South Korea, since 1998
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Xiamen , People's Republic of China, since 2007
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea Cheongju , South Korea, since 2008

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Mokpo  - collection of images, videos and audio files