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Sinpo

Also known as Shinpo, Sinpho, Sinpho City, Sinpo City, Sinpo-si

Sinpo () is a port city on the coast of the Sea of Japan in central South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. According to the last available census, approximately 152,759 people reside there.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sinpo
Settlement.native_name_lang: ko
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal City
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Chosŏn'gŭl
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: 신포시
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hancha
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2: Sinp'o si
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Sinpo-si
Settlement.image_map: DPRK2006 Hamnam-Sinpo.PNG
Settlement.map_caption: Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Sinpo
Settlement.pushpin_map: North Korea

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Administrative divisions
Economy
Fishery
Nuclear power
1980s
1990s
Military
Notable events
Transport
Climate
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
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Sinpo () is a port city on the coast of the Sea of Japan in central South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. According to the last available census, approximately 152,759 people reside there.

==Administrative divisions== thumb|American F9F Panther flying near Sinpo during the [[Korean War]] Sinp'o is divided into 16 tong (neighbourhoods) and 6 ri (villages):