Sunchon

關於Sunchon

Sunch'ŏn is a city in South Pyongan province, North Korea. It has a population of 297,317, and is home to various manufacturing plants. The city is on the Taedong River.

In 1413, the name of the city became Sunchon, due to a renaming rule in the early Joseon, where 'ju (州)' were changed to 'chon (川)' and became Sunchon-gun. The original name referred to a smooth repelling of invaders.

In 1983, the county was elevated into a city and became Sunchon-si and a number of administrative districts were reorganised. Various other administrative division changes occurred until remaining in its current form from 2003.

In December 1951, the Korean War aerial Battle of Sunch'ŏn was fought near Sunch'ŏn between the Royal Australian Air Force and two North Korean allies – China and the Soviet Union.

Sunch'ŏn-si is divided into 21 tong (neighbourhoods) and 11 ri (villages):

The city has a thermal power station, the Sunchon Thermal Power Plant, which has an estimated installed capacity of 20 MW, although in 2009, it generated only on average 10 MW over the year. For the 80 day...

Overview adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA. Photography via Wikimedia Commons.