Namp'o (North Korean official spelling:
Nampo; ) is a city and seaport in
South Pyongan Province,
North Korea. Namp'o lies on the northern shore of the
Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth. It was a provincial-level "Directly Governed City" ("Chikhalsi") from 1980 to 2004 and was designated a
"Special City" ("T'ŭkgŭpsi";
tŭkpyŏlsi; 특별시; 特別市), in 2010 and made a part of South P'yŏngan. Namp'o is approximately 50 km southwest of P'yŏngyang, at the mouth of the
Taedong River.