Gumi-dong () is one of the 19 dongs of

Bundang-gu Bundang-gu is the largest and most populous district ('' gu'') of Seongnam, a major city in the Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. Bundang-gu is one of South Korea's wealthiest and highest developed areas, being the nation's first and largest comple ...

, in the city of

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. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential cit ...

Gyeonggi Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

Province. It has total area of 4.77km² (3.4% of Seongnam). As of April 30, 2006, there are 38,022 residents in Gumi-dong. Gumi-dong is located at the southernmost part of Bundang, bordering

Yongin Yongin () is a city in the Seoul Capital Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the count ...

, Geumgok-dong and

Jeongja-dong Jeongja-dong (정자동) is a neighbourhood in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is a very wealthy and relatively new neighbourhood, particularly on the western bank of the Tancheon. As recently as 2004, a view of ...

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (분당 서울대병원) is located in Gumi-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It began its first treatment on 10 May 2003. It was set up due to a rapid increase in demand for geriatric tr ...

is located in Gumi-dong near Bulgok Mountain. Also,

Nonghyup Hanaro Mart The South Korean National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (initialized as NH (in Korean, derived from NongHyup) or NACF) was established in 1961 to enhance the social and economic status of its membership and to promote a balanced developmen ...

, CGV

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are in this area.

History

The southern part of Gumi-dong was called Gumi-ri, Sujin-myeon, Yongin in

Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

. In 1914, the Japanese included some part of surrounding areas in Gumi-ri. In 1989, it was a part of

Jungwon-gu Jungwon-gu is a district ( gu), in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilit ...

and in 1991 it became one of the "dong"s of Bundang when Bundang became one of the "gu"s of Seongnam.

External links

Gumi-dong Office
{{coord missing, South Korea Bundang Neighbourhoods in South Korea