Sunchon
(Reguidit frae Sunchon, Pyongannam-do)
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Sunchon Ceety | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
| • Tot | 437,000 est. |
| Dialect | P'yŏngan |
Sunch'ŏn is a ceety in Pyongannam-do, North Korea. It haes an estimatit population o 437,000, an is hame tae various manufacturin plants.
Transport[eedit | eedit soorce]
Sunchon Station is on the Pyongra Line railwey.
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
In 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.
