Sunchon
Sunch'ŏn is a ceety in Pyongannam-do, North Korea. It haes an estimatit population o 437,000, an is hame tae sindry manufacturin plants.
Sunchon Ceety | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 순천시 |
• Hanja | 順川市 |
• Revised Romanisation | Suncheon-si |
• McCune–Reischauer | Sunch'ŏn-si |
Coordinates: 39°25′0″N 125°56′0″E / 39.41667°N 125.93333°E | |
Kintra | North Korea |
Region | Kwansŏ |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Pyongannam-do |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 437,000 est. |
Dialect | P'yŏngan |
Transport
eeditSunchon Station is on the Pyongra Line railwey.
History
eeditIn December 1951, the Korean War aerial Battle o Sunchon wis focht near Sunch'ŏn atween the Ryal Australie Air Force an twa North Korean allies – Cheenae an the Soviet Union.