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Handup'o Destination Guide

Explore Handup'o in North Korea

Handup'o in the region of P'yŏngan-namdo is a town in North Korea - some 27 mi or ( 44 km ) South-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Handup'o

Current time in Handup'o is now 01:38 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Daegu, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, and Incheon. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Daegu . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Handup'o ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

AIR KORYO vs CUBANA (Photos)

2:02 min by kosmosFL
Views: 16374 Rating: 4.32

Comparing Airlines. ..

North Korean Junket - part 4

11:07 min by MrSweihan
Views: 1747 Rating: 3.67

This documentary is a look at a North Korean propaganda march from 2004. The trip was organized by a group called the Korean Friendship Association. A group of westerners are taken on a tour of North ..


Passing through Nampo (DPRK)

3:59 min by nilov71
Views: 383 Rating: 5.00

On our way back to Pyongyang, we passed through the city Nampo. Between Nampo and Pyongyang, we made a stop on that mighty deserted ten lane highway (see video). I also recommend: "Mighty North Korean ..

North Korea - Will You Be The Next Tourist?

6:31 min by Alun Hill
Views: 331 Rating: 3.67

See the sights of the newly opened North Korea / Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nampo

Namp'o is a city and seaport in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. It was a provincial-level Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi) from 1980 to 2004, when it was designated a "Special City" (T'ŭkgŭpsi) and made a part of South P'yŏngan. Namp'o was designated a T'ŭkpyŏlsi (teukbyeolsi; 특별시; 特別市) "Special City" in 2010. Namp'o is situated some 50 kilometres south west of P'yŏngyang, at the mouth of the Taedong River.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.73 125.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities in South Pyongan, Nampo, Port cities and towns in North Korea

Pyeonghwa Motors

Pyeonghwa Motors, (a Korean language word for "peace", also spelled Pyonghwa) is one of the two car manufacturers and dealers in North Korean automotive industry. It is a joint-venture in Nampo between Pyonghwa Motors of Seoul, a company owned by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, and the North Korean Ryonbong General Corp.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.75 125.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Companies established in 1999, Manufacturing companies of North Korea, Motor vehicle manufacturers of North Korea, Nampo, Transport in North Korea, Unification Church affiliated organizations

Nampo Stadium

Nampo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nampo, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and opened in 1973.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.73 125.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1973, Football venues in North Korea, Multi-purpose stadiums in North Korea, Sports venues in North Korea

Complex of Goguryeo Tombs

The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs (Complex of Koguryo Tombs) lie in North Korea. In July 2004, they became the first UNESCO World Heritage site in the country. The site consists of 30 individual tombs from the later Goguryeo kingdom, one of Three Kingdoms of Korea, located in the cities of P'yŏngyang and Namp'o. Goguryeo was one of the strongest Korean kingdoms in the north east of China and the Korean Peninsula from 37 BCE to the 7th century CE.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.86 125.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in North Korea, Goguryeo, Korean art, Murals, World Heritage Sites in North Korea

Taedong River

The Taedong River is a large river in North Korea. It rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north. It then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o. In between, it runs through the country's capital, Pyongyang. Along the river are landmarks such as the Juche Tower and Kim Il-sung Square. The river has a length of 439 kilometers and is generally deep. It is the fifth longest river on the Korean peninsula and the second longest in North Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.87 125.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of Pyongyang, Rivers of North Korea