History of Mokpo

business activities, transportation enhanced stimuli for many people to congregate while many people gathered for work. The aims were headed to build temporary housing places near Japanese residents. According to the local records, smaller mud huts were along the narrow street where the commander barely allowed to live in. Series of facilities were built including Mokpo theater of which possession was from Korean peninsula. There were only 3 theaters in possession of Korean, including Seoul's Danseongsa, Gwangju Theater in current Gwangju metropolitan city.

In 1932, the size of the city became a lot larger owing to incorporation some parts from Muan, reaching 60 thousand population under the fame of 6th largest city in Korean peninsula. Indigenous products were fairly cloth, rice and salt with abundant coastal food to give much fame, following city hall's explanation on modern history. The harbor played important role for supplying exploited goods toward Japan but meant the deprivation and loss of crops for Korean.

Additionally, the products of cotton were largely deprived to meet the demands of Japan. In 1918, the colonists established ginning facilities for manufacturing large deliveries in Mokpo and Iri (current Iksan in North Jeolla province).

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