Sunchon, North Korea

Sunchon, North Korea

Infobox Korean name|context=north
hangul=순천시
hanja=順川市
rr=Suncheon-si
mr=Sunch'ŏn-si

Sunch'ŏn is a city in South Pyongan province, North Korea. It has an estimated population of 437,000, and is home to various manufacturing plants. The city center is at coord|38|23|N|125|55|E|region:KP_type:city.

History

In December 1951, the Korean War aerial Battle of Sunchon was fought near Sunch'ŏn between the Royal Australian Air Force and China.

ee also

*List of cities in North Korea
*List of Korea-related topics
*Geography of North Korea


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