Bongdam

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Bongdam
봉담
峰潭
Town
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul봉담읍
 • Hanja峰潭邑
 • Revised RomanizationBongdam-eup
 • McCune-ReischauerPongdam-ŭp
Bongdam is located in South Korea
Bongdam
Bongdam
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 37°13′12″N 126°56′58″E / 37.22000°N 126.94944°E / 37.22000; 126.94944
Country South Korea
RegionSudogwon
Administrative divisions16 ri
Area
 • Total42.703 km2 (16.488 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2011)
 • Total67,694
 • Density1,585.2/km2 (4,106/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul

Bongdam is a town in the city of Hwaseong in South Korea. Covering over 4000 hectares, the town is the focus of a planned community, primarily as a commuter town for the bordering city of Suwon.

History[]

  • April 1, 1914: Suwon-gun (수원군)'s Sambong-myeon (삼봉면 - 三峰面) and Galdam-myeon (갈담면 - 葛潭面) were combined, forming Bongdam-myeon (봉담면 - 峰潭面), a town of 15 villages.
  • August 14, 1949: As Suwon-eup was raised in status to Suwon-bu, the remainder of Suwon-gun was renamed Hwaseong-gun. (Suwon-bu became a city soon afterwards.)
  • February 15, 1983: Bibong-myeon's village of Sanggi-ri left Bibong-myeon and became part of Bongdam-myeon, completing the 16 villages which remain in Bongdam today.
  • May 1992: Bongdam-myeon's council office moved from 31-3 Sang-ri to the nearby newly constructed facility at 27-1 Sang-ri.
  • April 1, 1998: Bongdam's status was raised from myeon to eup.
  • March 21, 2001: Hwaseong's status was raised from gun (county) to si (city).
  • March 20, 2008: Much of the housing in Donghwa-ri was cleared for a new housing development.

Geography[]

Bongdam is bounded to the north-west by the hills of Sambongsan (삼봉산 - 三峰山: 271m) and Taehaengsan (태행산 - 太行山: 266m), to the west by Geocheon Reservoir and Geondalsan (건달산 - 建達山: 328m), to the south-west by Deogu Reservoir and Cheolmasan (철마산 - 鐵馬山: 123m), to the south-east by Seobongsan (서봉산 - 棲鳳山: 250.3m), to the east by Taebongsan (태봉산 - 太鳳山: 224m) and Botong Reservoir, and to the north-east by Gogeumsan (고금산 - 古琴山: 87m) and the city of Suwon. No major streams pass through the town, though its plain is drained in entirety to Sihwa.

Demographics[]

Bongdam's population is currently increasing, and this is expected to continue as further housing developments are planned. The foreign population stands at 4.6%, approximately double the national average.[1]

Administrative divisions[]

Bongdam is divided into 16 ri (villages):

  • Buncheon-ri (분천리)
  • Dangha-ri (당하리)
  • Deogu-ri (덕우리)
  • Deok-ri (덕리)
  • Donghwa-ri (동화리)
  • Hagadeung-ri (하가등리)
  • Maha-ri (마하리)
  • Nae-ri (내리)
  • Sanggi-ri (상기리)
  • Sang-ri (상리)
  • Segok-ri (세곡리)
  • Sugi-ri (수기리)
  • Suyeong-ri (수영리)
  • Wangnim-ri (왕림리)
  • Wau-ri (와우리)
  • Yu-ri (유리)

Education[]

Bongdam is home to six institutes of higher education: the University of Suwon, Hyupsung University, Suwon Catholic University, the Haeran Campus of Suwon Women's University, Jangan College, and Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries. The town also has a high school, three middle schools and seven primary schools.[2]

Transport[]

Rail[]

Trains on the former Suin Line used to pass through Suyeong-ri in the far north of Bongdam. The Suin Line is currently being reconstructed and will form part of the Seoul Subway network. It is planned for a station named Bongdam, two stops from Suwon, to be operating by 2012, though this station will be just outside Bongdam, in Suwon's Omokcheon-dong. Also, all KTX trains pass through Bongdam, though the town does not have a station on this line.

Road[]

Bongdam has an interchange on combined motorways 17 and 400.

Culture[]

The Baekje tombs in Maha-ri and other important graves - those of Lee Gon (이곤) in Sang-ri, and Buncheon-ri's tombs of Seo Geojeong (서거정) and Choi Rubaek (최루백), are among the oldest significant remains in Bongdam. There are also two older Buddhist temples: Beopheungsa in Sugi-ri, Bogwangsa in Wangnim-ri.

Gallery[]

  • Bongdam's central square

  • Road past Bongdam Centre

  • Hwaseong Sports Centre

  • Lake by Bongdam Council Office

  • Bongdam Council Office

  • Bongdam Public Library

References[]

  1. ^ "인구현황 Inguhyeonhwang". Hwaseong City Council. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  2. ^ "화성시청봉담읍사무소우리마을소개 Hwaseongsicheong Bongdameupsamuso Urimaeulsogae". Hwaseong City Council. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

External links[]

Coordinates: 37°13′12″N 126°56′58″E / 37.22000°N 126.94944°E / 37.22000; 126.94944

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