Namp'o (North Korean official spelling: Nampo; pronounced [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";teukbyeolsi; 특별시; 特別市), in 2010 and made a part of South P'yŏngyang.