Suncheon
순천 |
| — Municipal City — |
| Korean transcription(s) |
| - Hangul |
순천시 |
| - Hanja |
順天市 |
| - Revised Romanization |
Suncheon-si |
| - McCune-Reischauer |
Sunch'ŏn-si |
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Photograph of Suncheon bay and reed fields in october, 2008. |
Emblem of Suncheon |
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| Country |
 South Korea |
| Region |
Honam |
| Administrative divisions |
1 eup, 10 myeon, 12 dong |
| Area |
| - Total |
907.21 km2 (350.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) |
| - Total |
270,270 |
| - Density |
298/km2 (771.8/sq mi) |
| - Dialect |
Jeolla |
Suncheon (Suncheon-si) is a city in Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Located in the province of Jeollanam-do, It is a scenic agricultural and industrial city of around 250,000 people near Suncheon Bay. It is located in the southeastern corner of Jeollanam-do, just over an hour south-east of Gwangju. Forty minutes south of Suncheon is the port city of Yeosu, and twenty minutes to the west of Suncheon is Gwangyang. It is currently experiencing strong development due to being included as part of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, one of three newly created Free Economic Zones (FEZs) in South Korea due to open within the next decade. As of October 14, 2007 plans are being set up and a referendum is being planned for a merging of the cities of Yeosu, Suncheon and Gwangyang into a new metropolitan city, taking advantage of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, Yeosu's Expo 2012 bid and port facilities, Suncheon's educational institutes and Gwangyang's POSCO plant. [1]
Slogans
On its website, Suncheon is dubbed by its city council as the City of Beautiful People, and its slogan is "Aha! Suncheon." [2]
Temples
Castles
Parks
Sister cities
Columbia, United States- Jinju, South Korea
The city also has friendship relations with:
Ningbo, China- Dandong, China
Nantes, France
See also
External links
Coordinates: 34°57′N 127°29′E / 34.95°N 127.483°E / 34.95; 127.483
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