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Suncheon (Suncheon-si)

Suncheon (Suncheon-si) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is a scenic agricultural and industrial city of around 280,000 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 east 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.

* Era of Samhan: Territory of Mahan

* Era of the three kingdoms: a territory of Baekje, named Gampyeong-gun

* Era of the unified Silla: named Seungpyeong-gun in 757, the 16th year of King Gyeongdeok's reign

* Era of Koryeo: renamed Seungju in 940, Taejo's 23rd year on the throne.

* Era of Koryeo: called Seungpyeong-gun in 1036, Seongjong's second year as king.

* Era of Koryeo: raised to the status of Seungju-mok in 1309, the year Chungseon becomes king.

* Taejong established the Suncheon Dohobu in the 13th year of reign, 1413.

* Changed to Suncheon-gun in 1895, under Gojong's reign.

* November 1, 1931: Suncheon-gun Suncheon-myeon becomes Suncheon-eup.

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Latitude / Longitude : 34° 59' 22" N / 127° 23' 44" E | Time Zone : UTC+9 | Currency : KRW | Telephone : 82

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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.96 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu.

The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). The succeeding Korean Empire (1897–1910) was annexed in 1910 into the Empire of Japan. Japanese rule ended following Japan's surrender in World War II, after which Korea was divided into two zones; a northern zone occupied by the Soviet Union and a southern zone occupied by the United States. After negotiations on reunification failed, the southern zone became the Republic of Korea in August 1948 while the northern zone became the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea the following month.

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