Sinpo
| Sinpo | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 신포 시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 新 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Sinp'o si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Sinpo-si | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Hamgyŏng-namdo | |||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 2 ' N , 128 ° 11' E | |||
| Surface: | 218 km² | |||
| Residents: | 158,000 (as of: estimated) | |||
| Population density : | 725 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 16 boroughs | |||
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Sinpo ( ɕin.pʰo ) is a port city in North Korea on the Sea of Japan . With 158,000 inhabitants, it is one of the country's smaller cities. It has a major fishing port and is an important location for the North Korean Navy.
Location and weather
The city extends along the coastal plain. Upstream at a distance of 1 to 2 km is the island of Mayang-Do. In between there is a protected area in which the harbor is located. The city's train station is on the Pyŏngra railway line, which runs from the capital Pyongyang along the coast to the city of Rason on the Russian border. Average temperatures in January are −3.2 ℃ and in August 22.4 ℃. The weather is shaped by the proximity to the sea.
economy
Fish industry and shipbuilding
Sinpho has a major fishing port. The abundance of fish offshore and the sheltered bay are the city's economic origins. In the 1930s, a fish processing industry emerged under Japanese management. Shipyards were added later. In 1979 the Sinpho University of Fisheries was founded. Aquaculture facilities have also emerged in recent years .
Nuclear power plant
In 1987, in the north-east of Sinpho in the town of Kŭmho, the first large-scale nuclear power plant in North Korea was to be built with Russian know-how . In 1991 the project was stopped due to a lack of funding and discontinued in 1993 in connection with the collapse of the Soviet Union . Based on Western know-how, a new project with two light water reactors with 1000 MW each began in 1994 at the same location . For this purpose, a separate company with international capital was founded under the name KEDO (Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization). In return, the North Korean state had promised in the Geneva Framework Agreement to freeze its military nuclear program. In 2003, the project was canceled on suspicion of breach of contract by North Korea. The last foreign workers left the unfinished construction site in January 2006.
military
The Mayang-Do Naval Base, an important military location, is located near Sinpo. Among other things, the Sinpo class submarines named after the city are manufactured at the shipyards in Sinpo . With a length of 67 m, they are among the most modern weapon systems in the country. These submarines allow the launch of ballistic missiles . Sinpo is also home to the Maritime Research Institute of the Academy of National Defense Science. There is also a land-based rocket launch platform.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rainer Dormels: Sinpho - small town on the East Sea coast with fishing and submarine yards. In: The North Korea's Cities, Jimoondang, Seoul. 2014, accessed April 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Unified deep-sea fishing company in Sinpho on the East Korean Sea. In: Nordkorea-Info.de. March 2015, accessed April 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Sinpo Kumho. In: FAS Federation of American Scientists. March 1, 2000, accessed April 16, 2017 .
- ↑ KEDO (homepage). Retrieved April 16, 2017 .
- ↑ HISutton: Analysis - Sinpo Class Ballistic Missile Sub. In: Covert Shores. August 27, 2016, accessed April 17, 2017 .
- ^ Joseph S. Bermudez Jr .: The North Korean Navy Acquires a New Submarine. In: 38 North. October 19, 2014, accessed April 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Pyongyang fails with missile test. In: Der Tagesspiegel. April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017 .