Suncheon

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Suncheon (Korean: 순천; Korean pronunciation: [sʰun.tɕʰʌn]) is a city in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea, with a registered population of 273,175 as of September 2026. It is located in the southeast of the region and is a scenic agricultural and industrial city, known for tourist attractions, such as Suncheon Bay. The port city of Yeosu is around forty minutes south of Suncheon and Gwangyang twenty minutes to the east of the city. Part of Suncheon lies within the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, which includes the Shindeok development district in Suncheon and neighbouring Gwangyang. A proposed merger of Yeosu, Suncheon and Gwangyang was announced in 2007, but the cities remained separate municipalities. The city was once part of South Jeolla Province, but on July 1, 2026, that province was dissolved and merged with Gwangju into the provincial-level city of Jeonnam-Gwangju. Now, the city is directly managed under Jeonnam-Gwangju.

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