Geumgok-dong () is a ''dong'' of

Bundang district Bundang District () is the largest and most populous district (''Administrative divisions of South Korea, gu'') of Seongnam, a major city in the Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. Bundang District is one of South Korea's wealthiest and highest devel ...

Seongnam Seongnam (; ) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, J ...

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...

, South Korea. It is officially divided into Geumgok-1-dong and Geumgok-2-dong. As of January 2, 2025, the population of Geumgok-dong is 26,905, spanning 12,033 households. It comprises 5.76km² or 4.0% of Bundang-gu. It was established in July 1973. Geumgok was originally known as 'Soegol' (쇠골) and 'Soetgol' (쇳골), which gives birth to the ''

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

'' name '金谷', meaning 'valley of gold', although it is not known if gold was once mined in the area, as 'soe' can hold different meanings depending on the dialect.

Education

Geumgok-dong is home to the following educational institutions: * Cheongsol Elementary School ko">:ko:청솔초등학교_(경기)">ko(청솔초등학교; 청솔初等學校) * Cheongsol Middle School ko">:ko:청솔중학교">ko(청솔중학교; 청솔中學校) * Bundang Management High School ko">:ko:분당경영고등학교">ko(분당경영고등학교; 盆唐經營高等學校)

References

Bundang Neighborhoods of South Korea {{Gyeonggi-geo-stub