Sunchang

Sunchang
순창
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 순창군
 • Hanja 淳昌郡
 • Revised Romanization Sunchang-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Sunch'ang-gun

Emblem of Sunchang
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon
Area
 • Total 495.75 km2 (191.4 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 34,587
 • Density 69.8/km2 (180.8/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeolla

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.

Sister cities

Sunchang is twinned with:

See also

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