Sacheon
Municipal City in Yeongnam, South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sacheon (Korean: 사천; Korean pronunciation: [sʰa.tɕʰʌn]) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Sacheon's chief fame comes from its being the site of two naval battles in the Seven Year War.
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Sacheon
사천시 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 사천시 |
• Hanja | 泗川市 |
• Revised Romanization | Sacheon-si |
• McCune-Reischauer | Sach'ŏn-si |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Yeongnam |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 7 myeon, 6 dong |
Area | |
• Total | 396.99 km2 (153.28 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 114,556 |
• Density | 288.6/km2 (747/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Gyeongsang |
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The city as it now exists results from the merging of Sacheon-gun and Samcheonpo-si in 1995. The northern part of the city is called Sacheon-eub and is located at the top of Sacheon Bay, near the city of Jinju. The southern part of the city is located in the old Samcheonpo-si, which is located at the mouth of Sacheon Bay.