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Country
  
North Korea

Area
  
368 km²

Population
  
250,738 (2008)

Number of airports
  
1

Administrative divisions
  
21 tong, 11 ri

Local time
  
Friday 7:35 PM

Province
  
South Pyongan

Sunchon

Weather
  
8°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 62% Humidity

Sunchon national university video clip


Sunch'ŏn ([sun.tsʰʌn]) is a city in South Pyongan province, North Korea. It has an estimated population of 437,000, and is home to various manufacturing plants.

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Map of Sunch%C5%8Fn, South Pyongan, North Korea

Allharu 63 sunchon national university suncheon republic of korea


Administrative Divisions

Sunch'ŏn-si is divided into 21 tong (neighbourhoods) and 11 ri (villages):

Transportation

Sunch'ŏn Station is on the P'yŏngra and Manp'o lines of the Korean State Railway.

History

In December 1951, the Korean War aerial Battle of Sunch'ŏn was fought near Sunch'ŏn between the Royal Australian Air Force and two North Korean allies – China and the Soviet Union.

References

Sunchon Wikipedia