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Suncheon
Suncheon; 순천
	— Municipal City —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	순천시
- Hanja	順天市
- Revised Romanization	Suncheon-si
- McCune-Reischauer	Sunch'ŏn-si
	Photograph of Suncheon bay and reed fields in october, 2008.
	; Emblem of Suncheon
	; Emblem of Suncheon
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]

[edit] Slogans

On its website, Suncheon is dubbed by its city council as the City of Beautiful People, and its slogan is "Aha! Suncheon." [2]

[edit] Temples

Songgwang Temple: It is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea and a popular place for Jinul.

[edit] Castles

Nagan Castle, the only remaining Joseon castle in Jeollanamdo. It is well-preserved and has many festivals like the Namdo food festival.
Suncheon Japanese Castle, a Japanese castle built during the Japanese invasions of Korea.

[edit] Parks

Suncheon Ecological Park, the world's 5th biggest tideland. It has beautiful views of reed beds and there are many types of birds.
Goindol Park, a dolmen park in Hwasun, Suncheon. Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites were designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.