Sunch'on, city, southern South Korea, in South Cholla Province, near Sunch'on Bay (an arm of the Korea Strait). A road and rail center in an agricultural area of the southern coast where rice, soybeans, and fruit are grown, it contains small milling industries. Under Japanese rule the city was called Junten; the name is also spelled Suncheon. Population (1995) 249,263.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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