Suncheon

Suncheon is a metropolis in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is a scenic agricultural and industrial metropolis of around 250,000 people near Suncheon Bay. It is placed inside the southeastern nook of Jeollanam-do, simply over an hour south-east of Gwangju. Forty minutes south of Suncheon is the port metropolis of Yeosu, and twenty minutes to the east of Suncheon is Gwangyang. It is currently experiencing robust development because of being included as part of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, one in every of three newly created Free Economic Zones FEZs in South Korea because of open within the subsequent decade.

As of October 14, 2007 plans are being installation and a referendum is being planned for a merging of the cities of Yeosu, Suncheon and Gwangyang into a brand new metropolitan metropolis, taking benefit of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, Yeosu's Expo 2012 bid and port centers, Suncheon's academic institutes and Gwangyang's POSCO plant. 2013 Suncheon Garden Expo Korea: The 2013 Suncheon Garden Expo Korea changed into the first of its type to be held in Korea.