Suncheon

Suncheon 순천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	순천시
• Hanja	順天市
• Revised Romanization	Suncheon-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Sunch'ŏn-si
View of Suncheon
Flag
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 34°57′02″N 127°29′15″E / 34.95056°N 127.48750°E / 34.95056; 127.48750
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 10 myeon, 12 dong
Government
• Mayor	No Gwan-gyu (노관규)
Area
• Total	907.43 km2 (350.36 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	276,375
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code	+82-61

Suncheon (Korean: 순천; Korean pronunciation: [sʰun.tɕʰʌn]) is the largest city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, with a population of 280,719 as of 2022. It is located in the southeast of the province 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.

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.^[2]