Suncheon-si
Suncheon is in South Jeolla province on the south coast of the Korean Peninsula. Suncheon is a middle-sized town of 280,000 people near the sea, and is an important center of industry and agriculture. It is about 1 hour from the major city of Gwangju.Places of Interest
Highlights include Suncheon Police Station and Suncheon Fire Station.
Suncheon Fire Station
Fire station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sangsa-myeon and Seo-myeon.
Sangsa-myeon
Town
Sangsa-myeon, also called Sangsa Township or Sangsa for short, is a myeon in Suncheon, a city in the South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is located in the south-central part of the city with a total area of 60.31 square kilometres, 6.7% of a total area of Suncheon City. Sangsa-myeon is situated 5 km southwest of Suncheon-si.
Seo-myeon
Town
Seo-myeon, also called Seo Township, is a myeon in Suncheon, a city in the South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Name of the township means West Township, but it is located in the eastern part, not western part, of the city with a total area of 103.54 square kilometres. Seo-myeon is situated 6 km northeast of Suncheon-si.
Suncheon-si
- Also known as: “Suncheon”
- Location: South Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.9716° or 34° 58′ 18″ north
Longitude
127.461° or 127° 27′ 40″ east
Population
276,000
Elevation
350 metres (1,148 feet)
Open location code
8Q69XFC6+J9
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In Other Languages
“Suncheon-si” goes by many names.
- Korean: “Sunch’ŏn-si”
- Korean: “순천”
- Korean: “순천시”
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