Sunchang

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Sunchang
Hangul 순창군 Hanja 淳昌郡 Revised Romanization Sunchang-gun McCune-Reischauer Sunch'ang-gun
Statistics
Area 495.75 km² (191.41 sq mi) Population (2001) 34,587 Population density 69.8 /km² (181 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon
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Sunchang County (Sunchang-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.

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.

[edit] See also

• Geography of South Korea

[edit] External links

• County government home page

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