Sunchang County

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Sunchang 순창군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	순창군
• Hanja	淳昌郡
• Revised Romanization	Sunchang-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Sunch'ang-gun
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Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 35°22′25″N 127°08′34″E / 35.3736111211°N 127.142777788°E / 35.3736111211; 127.142777788
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 10 myeon
Area
• Total	495.75 km2 (191.41 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	26,803
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla

Sunchang County (Korean: 순창군, Sunchang-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is located in a mountainous region of the province and is connected to the city of Jeonju by a modern double-lane free-way that was completed in 2011.

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.