
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Sunch’ŏn, South Pyongan, North Korea? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Sunch’ŏn.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Sunch’ŏn align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) on April 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Sunch’ŏn.
This is North Korea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on North Korea's country-level and South Pyongan holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Sunch’ŏn as anywhere else in North Korea.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are North Korea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on North Korea's country and South Pyongan holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Sunch’ŏn just as everywhere else in North Korea.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | April 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
| Day of Foundation of the Republic | September 9 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | Thu, Apr 15, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Sunch’ŏn's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on North Korea's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Sunch’ŏn doesn't simply get skipped — North Korea's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 437,000 and running on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, Sunch’ŏn follows North Korea's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.