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Encyclopedia > Sacheon
Sacheon
Hangul: 사천시
Hanja: 泗川市
Revised Romanization: Sacheon-si
McCune-Reischauer: Sach'ŏn-si
Statistics
Area: 396.99 km²
Population: 114,556[1]
Pop. density: 288.6 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 7 myeon, 6 dong
Image:Map Sacheon-si.png

Sacheon is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Korean Aerospace Industries, a national South Korean aerospace company, is based on Sacheon. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Jamo redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ... South Gyeongsang is a province in the southeast of South Korea. ... Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd. ... South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ...


Sacheon was the site of two naval battles in the Seven Year War. Combatants Joseon Dynasty Korea, Ming Dynasty China Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi Commanders Korea: Yi Sun-sin, Gwon Yul, Won Gyun, Kim Myung Won, Yi Il, Sin Lip, Gwak Jae-u, Kim Shi-min China: Li Rusong , Li Rubai, Ma Gui , Qian Shi-zhen, Ren Ziqiang, Yang Yuan, Zhang Shijue, Chen...


In 1995, Samcheonpo-si and Sacheon-gun were merged into Sacheon-si.

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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 Liaodong region of China and the Taedong-gang River area North Korea (c. 300 B.C.- A.D. 300/400). Igeum-dong is a complex archaeological site located in Igeum-dong, Samcheonpo in Sacheon-si, South Gyeongsang Province, Korea. ... Megalithic tomb, Mane Braz, Brittany A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. ... The Mumun Pottery Period (Hanja: 無文土器時代, Hangeul: 무문토기시대 Mumun togi sidae) is an archaeological era in Korean prehistory that dates to approximately 1500-300 B.C. (Ahn 2000; Bale 2001; Crawford and Lee 2003). ...


Trivia

In Korean, the idiom "잘 가다가 삼천포로 빠진다," literally "Was going well but suddenly slips into Samcheonpo," means that a speaker has gone off-topic.


See also

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Map of South Korea The largest cities in South Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. ... Igeum-dong is a complex archaeological site located in Igeum-dong, Samcheonpo in Sacheon-si, South Gyeongsang Province, Korea. ...

External links

  • City government website
  • Galbijim Wiki page on Sacheon
Administrative divisions of South Gyeongsang province, South Korea
Capital: Changwon
Cities: Changwon | Geoje | Gimhae | Jinhae | Jinju | Masan | Miryang | Sacheon | Tongyeong | Yangsan
Counties: Changnyeong | Geochang | Goseong | Hadong | Haman | Hamyang | Hapcheon | Namhae | Sancheong | Uiryeong

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Sacheon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (222 words)
Sacheon is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Korean Aerospace Industries, a national South Korean aerospace company, is based on Sacheon.
Sacheon was the site of two naval battles in the Seven Year War.
Welcome to Sacheon Cyber Aerospace Center (255 words)
Sacheon city is a historical spot for Korea's aviation history given the fact that it was the place where the first Korean made aircraft was made in 1953.
Sacheon has cultivated professional aviation human resources through the Korea Aerospace Industries, as well as the Korea Aviation Polytechnic College, which is an institution for specialized education in aviation.
Sacheon city will continue to do the best in fostering human resources, develop the aviation industry, and plan evermore progressive events to contribute to the local economy and become a cultural city for aviation sciences.
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