- Sunchang
Infobox Korean settlement
hangul=순창군
hanja=淳昌郡
rr=Sunchang-gun
mr=Sunch'ang-gun
area_km2=495.75
pop=34587
popyear=2001
popden_km2=69.8
divs=1 "eup", 10 "myeon"
Sunchang County ("Sunchang-gun") is a county in
North Jeolla Province,South Korea .Sunchang's claim to fame is its
red pepper paste , or "gochujang", which is supposed to be distinct from other recipes. The governor of the county puts his personal seal of approval on it to make it authentic Sunchang Gochujang.Famous people from Sunchang include Unification Minister
Chung Dong-young , who was born there.ee also
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Geography of South Korea External links
* [http://www.sunchang.go.kr/english/ County government home page]
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