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title: "Manpho City (Jagang): North Korea County Demographics & Abuses | Save North Korea"
description: "Manpho City in Jagang: population 116,760, 10 documented human rights abuses, 3 detention facilities, and 3 official markets."
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[Counties](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties) · Jagang · KP0502

 City in Jagang 

# Manpho City

**116,760** people 2008 census, may be outdated 

**696** km² 168 people per km² 

**71%** live in towns 

**10** documented abuses NKDB 

**3** detention sites 

**3** official markets 

Manpho City · Jagang

[ Open on the intel map](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#county=KP0502)[ Satellite view](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#county=KP0502&b=sat)[ Compare all 179 counties](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties)

## Seen from space

**8.4%** of the county lit at night in 2025 

4.1% in 2013

The satellite product changed version in 2022 (dashed line). [Annual VIIRS night lights, Earth Observation Group](https://eogdata.mines.edu/products/vnl/)

## Abuses by right violated

- Individual Liberty & Dignity **4**
- Life **3**
- Freedom of Belief & Expression **1**
- Reproductive Rights **1**
- Accused, Detained, or Convicted **1**

## When they happened

1. **1** ’90s
2. **3** ’00s
3. **6** ’10s

## Women and men

**61,394** women (53%) **55,366** men 

## Elsewhere in Jagang

- [Chosan ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/chosan)
- [Huichon City 1 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/huichon)
- [Hwaphyong ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/hwaphyong)
- [Janggang ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/janggang)
- [Jasong ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/jasong)
- [Jonchon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/jonchon)
- [Junggang ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/junggang)
- [Kanggye City 9 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kanggye)
- [Kophung ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kophung)
- [Rangrim 1 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/rangrim)
- [Ryongrim ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/ryongrim)
- [Sijung ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/sijung)
- [Songgan 2 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/songgan)
- [Songwon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/songwon)
- [Tongsin ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/tongsin)
- [Usi ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/usi)
- [Wiwon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/wiwon)

## Sources

- [**UN OCHA administrative boundaries** data.humdata.org ↗ ](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-prk)
- [**2008 census (UNFPA)** data.humdata.org ↗ ](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-prk)
- [**NKDB Visual Atlas** visualatlas.org ↗ ](https://www.visualatlas.org)