Suncheon

This article is about the city in South Korea. For the city in North Korea, see Sunchon.
Suncheon
순천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Suncheon-si
  McCune–Reischauer Sunch'ŏn-si

Photograph of Suncheon bay and reed fields in October, 2008.

Emblem of Suncheon

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon, 12 dong
Area
  Total 907.21 km2 (350.28 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 270,270
  Density 298/km2 (770/sq mi)
  Dialect Jeolla

Suncheon (Suncheon-si) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. 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 east 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.

History

Yeosu–Suncheon Rebellion

In October 1948, a rebellion swept Yeosu, Suncheon, and nearby towns, when South Korean soldiers refused to take part in the suppression of the ongoing Jeju uprising. The rebel forces killed a number of ROK soldiers, police, officials, and landlords. A couple days later, the rebellion was crushed by the South Korean military. Civilians thought to have aided the rebellion were also summarily executed.

Tourism

2013 Suncheon Garden Exposition

Temples

Castles

Parks

Parks

Slogans

On its website, Suncheon is dubbed by its city council as the City of Beautiful People, and its slogan is "Aha! Suncheon."

Climate

Climate data for Juam-myeon, Suncheon (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
8.4
(47.1)
13.5
(56.3)
20.1
(68.2)
24.5
(76.1)
27.6
(81.7)
29.8
(85.6)
30.8
(87.4)
27.1
(80.8)
22.1
(71.8)
14.9
(58.8)
8.5
(47.3)
19.4
(66.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)
1.6
(34.9)
6.2
(43.2)
12.2
(54)
17.1
(62.8)
21.4
(70.5)
24.9
(76.8)
25.2
(77.4)
20.5
(68.9)
13.9
(57)
7.3
(45.1)
1.6
(34.9)
12.6
(54.7)
Average low °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5)
−3.9
(25)
0.0
(32)
5.0
(41)
10.7
(51.3)
16.4
(61.5)
21.2
(70.2)
21.4
(70.5)
16.1
(61)
8.3
(46.9)
1.8
(35.2)
−3.5
(25.7)
7.3
(45.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32.0
(1.26)
45.9
(1.807)
66.3
(2.61)
92.2
(3.63)
115.3
(4.539)
211.1
(8.311)
337.3
(13.28)
326.9
(12.87)
179.9
(7.083)
50.9
(2.004)
48.2
(1.898)
25.5
(1.004)
1,531.3
(60.287)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.0 7.9 9.0 8.7 9.2 10.3 15.1 14.0 9.1 5.9 7.7 7.8 112.7
Average relative humidity (%) 68.4 65.3 63.4 63.8 68.2 72.7 78.5 78.6 77.3 74.0 72.3 70.9 71.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 149.2 154.5 182.9 200.4 205.4 158.8 137.7 156.8 148.7 170.9 140.5 139.0 1,944.9
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2]

Twin towns/Sister cities

Suncheon is twinned with:

The city also has friendship relations with:

See also

References

  1. "Wonders of nature: Incredible Biodiversity at Suncheonman Bay!". visit korea. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. "평년값자료(1981–2010) 주암(256)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-04.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suncheon, Jeollanam-do.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Suncheon.

Coordinates: 34°57′N 127°29′E / 34.950°N 127.483°E / 34.950; 127.483

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