Seongnam

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Seongnam 성남시
Specific city
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	성남시
• Hanja	城南市
• Revised Romanization	Seongnam-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Sŏngnam-si
Bundang District of Seongnam
Flag Emblem of Seongnam
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Administrative divisions	3 gu, 44 dong
Government
• Mayor	Eun Su-mi (Democratic)
Area
• Total	141.70 km2 (54.71 sq mi)
Population  (December 31, 2012[1])
• Total	994,271
• Density	7,032.10/km2 (18,213.1/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Seongnam (Korean pronunciation: [ˈsʰʌŋ.nam]) is the second largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon^[2] and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city located immediately southeast of Seoul and belongs to the Seoul National Capital Area.

Seongnam, the first planned city in Korea's history, was conceived during the era of President Park Chung-Hee for the purpose of industrializing the nation by concentrating electronic, textile, and petrochemical facilities there during the 1970s and 1980s. The city featured a network of roads, to Seoul and other major cities, from the early 1970s on. Today, Seongnam has merged with the metropolitan network of Seoul. Bundang, one of the districts in Seongnam, was developed in the 1990s.

To accelerate the dispersion of Seoul's population to its suburbs and relieve the congested Seoul metropolitan area, the Korean government has provided stimulus packages to large public corporations and private companies to be headquartered in the Bundang district. Bundang-gu is now home to prominent companies such as KT^[3] (formerly Korea Telecom).

In recent years, a movement to have Seongnam designated a metropolitan city capable of governing itself has arisen.

The city is also home to K League football club Seongnam FC.^[4]

Statistics[]

• Miscellaneous:

Government workers:	2,199
Medical centers:	952
Teachers:	7,245
Students per Teacher:	23
Number of Cars:	270,289

Administrative districts[]

Seongnam is divided into 3 "gu" (구, "ward"):

• Bundang-gu
• Jungwon-gu
• Sujeong-gu

Economy[]

Nowcom has its headquarters in Bundang, Seongnam.^[5]

Pangyo Techno Valley is the premier industrial complex in Seongnam.^[6]

Sports[]

• Seongnam FC is a professional football club that currently plays in the K League 1.

Education[]

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The city's only international school is . Seongnam is home to the Seongnam Foreign Language High School Seongnam is also the home to Gachon University's primary campus.^[7]

Libraries[]

• Jungwon Children's Library
• Haeoreum Library

Tourism and culture[]

• Seongnam Arts Center

The Seongnam Arts Center includes three theaters: the opera house, concert hall, and ensemble theater. It also includes the main arts hall and the cube arts hall, an academy, musical fountains, outdoor recreation facilities, and leisure facilities.^[8]

• Namhansanseong
• Pangyo Museum
• Bundang Central Park

Transportation[]

Subway/Train

• Bundang Line
• Gyeonggang Line
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 8
• Shinbundang Line

Bus

• (Red Bus)
• 90OO, 93OO, 94OO (OO means another number excl. 01) to Gangnam-gu or Jung-gu, Seoul
• (Green Bus)-
• Green bus to Seoul, Gwangju, Yongin, western Gyeonggi, National Road
• -Gwangju-Yatap-Sangdaewon--Gachon University Station-Seoul

Expressway

• Seoul Ring Expressway (road number 100)
• Gyeongbu Expressway (road number 1)
• Yongin-Seoul Expressway (road number 171)
• (road number 81)
• (road number 81)

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Seongnam is twinned with:^[9]

• Aurora, United States (1992)
• Piracicaba, Brazil (1986)
• Shenyang, China (1998)

Notable people from Seongnam[]

• Lee Yo-won, South Korean actress
• Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress and model
• Ra Yoon-chan, South Korean child actor.
• Jo Jong-hwan, member of K-pop boy group 100% and the sub-unit 100% V
• Dahyun, member of K-pop girl group Twice
• Solbin, member of K-pop girl group LABOUM
• Kino, member of K-pop boy group Pentagon
• Choi Yeon-jun, member of K-pop boy group TXT
• Jeon Hee-jin, member of K-pop girl group Loona
• Heo Chan, member of K-pop boy group Victon
• Jang Seung-yeon, member of K-pop girl group CLC
• Hong Seong-jun, member of K-pop boy group BDC
• Kim Sun-woo, member of K-pop boy group The Boyz
• Artosis, esports caster of StarCraft.
• Jimin, former member of AOA
• Yoo Jimin (Karina), member of K-pop girl group Aespa
• Lee Ga-hyeon, member of K-pop girl group Dreamcatcher

See also[]

• KAONMEDIA manufacture and sale of digital set top boxes
• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea
• Seoul National Capital Area
• Seongnam Central Library

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seongnam.

• The Official Website of the Seongnam City (in English)
• The Official Website of the Seongnam City Council (in English)

Coordinates: 37°26′N 127°9′E / 37.433°N 127.150°E / 37.433; 127.150