๐ฐ๐ท Sacheon 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.
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.
History and cultural heritage During prehistoric times, the local area was very important for trade between the interior and coastal area. A large central settlement called the Igeum-dong site developed in the neighbourhood of the same name in Samcheonpo. This complex site was a major settlement, megalithic cemetery, and ceremonial area during the latter part of the Middle Mumun pottery period (c. 700-550 B.C.). Several islands that lie just off the coast of Samcheonpo, including Neuk-do Island and Ma-do Islet, were also important during the same period and into the Korean Protohistoric period when this part of Korea increased its trade contacts with the chiefdoms in the Liaoning Province region of China, Taedong-gang River area of North Korea, and Yayoi chiefdoms of Western Japan (c. 300 B.C.- A.D. 300/400).
Economy The urbanized part of Sacheon (Sacheon-eub) and the coastal settlement of Samcheonpo have traditionally had different economic functions. Samcheonpo has a good harbour and has been sustained by fishing and other marine industries for hundreds of years. This part of the city continues to be a regional hub for these industries. For example, the harbour of Samcheonpo is the site of a major fish market and a number of live fish distribution centres. Sacheon-eub is in close proximity to Namhae Toll Expressway and the city of Jinju and thus contains manufacturing, transport and service industry facilities.
Korean Aerospace Industries, a national South Korean aerospace company and BAT Korea, a tobacco company, are based in Sacheon.
Much of the area between Sacheon-eub and Samcheonpo consists of a narrow coastal plain, is devoted to fruit orchards, as well as wet- and dry- agriculture.
Attractions The harbour area of Samcheonpo contains a multitude of rustic but popular raw fish restaurants close to the waterfront. The fish and traditional market areas are nearby.
The harbour of Samcheonpo is the gateway to a number of small islands lying offshore, where people still practice a traditional fishing subsistence lifestyle that dates back to the Jeulmun Period (c. 4000 BC).
Transport Sacheon Airport is located in the industrial part of Sacheon-eup, and there are two daily flights to Seoul's Gimpo airport. The Korean National Railroad passenger terminal is located in nearby Jinju. Sacheon-eup and Samcheonpo both have bus terminals that serve local and regional destinations such as Jinju, Masan, and Busan.
Attractions The harbour area of Samcheonpo contains a multitude of rustic but popular raw fish restaurants close to the waterfront. The fish and traditional market areas are nearby.
The harbour of Samcheonpo is the gateway to a number of small islands lying offshore, where people still practice a traditional fishing subsistence lifestyle that dates back to the Jeulmun Period (c. 4000 BC).
Sacheon has a population of over 114,556 people. Sacheon also forms one of the centres of the wider South Gyeongsang Province which has a population of over 3,447,687 people.
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๐ฐ๐ท Jeongeup, South Korea ๐ฏ๐ต Miyoshi, Japan ๐ฐ๐ท Namyangju, South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท Uiryeong, South Korea ๐จ๐ณ Zhoushan, China๐บ๐ธ Albuquerque 35.088
๐ฏ๐ต Toyota City 35.089
๐ฏ๐ต Tamba-Sasayama 35.067
๐บ๐ธ Fayetteville 35.045
๐บ๐ธ Chattanooga 35.043
๐บ๐ธ Collierville 35.033
๐ฐ๐ท Hapcheon County 128.166
Locations Near: Sacheon 128.083,35.0667
๐ฐ๐ท Jinju 128.108,35.18 d: 12.8
๐ฐ๐ท Gwangyang 127.696,34.941 d: 37.9
๐ฐ๐ท Tongyeong 128.433,34.854 d: 39.7
๐ฐ๐ท Kwangyang 127.683,34.933 d: 39.3
๐ฐ๐ท Yeosu 127.733,34.733 d: 48.9
๐ฐ๐ท Hapcheon County 128.166,35.567 d: 56.1
๐ฐ๐ท Geoje 128.583,34.85 d: 51.5
๐ฐ๐ท Jinhae-gu 128.667,35.15 d: 53.9
Antipodal to: Sacheon -51.917,-35.067
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๐บ๐พ Montevideo -56.198,-34.907 d: 19624.7
๐ง๐ท Bagรฉ -54.107,-31.328 d: 19552.2
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๐บ๐พ Florida -56.215,-34.099 d: 19607.2
๐บ๐พ Durazno -56.517,-33.367 d: 19551.9
๐ง๐ท Viamรฃo -51.023,-30.088 d: 19455.2
๐ง๐ท Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 19451.1