Jukjeon-dong is a '' dong'' in

Suji-gu Suji-gu, or Suji, is one of the three city districts in Yongin City, South Korea which is approximately 29 km south of Seoul. Suji became a city district on October 31, 2005, about nine years after Yongin officially became a city. When Yongin ...

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 ...

city. Jukjeon was divided into Jukjeon 1-dong and Jukjeon 2-dong on December 24, 2001, when Suji-'' eup'' was promoted into Suji-gu. Jukjeon borders

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 ci ...

city to the north, Mohyeon-Eup of

Cheoin-gu Cheoin-gu is the largest '' gu'' in Yongin; it is located in the southeastern part of the city. It has four ''dong'', two '' eup'', and five '' myeon''. Under administrative districts * Yeoksam-dong (combination of Yeokbuk-dong and Samga-dong) * ...

to the east, and

Giheung-gu Giheung-gu is a gu (district) in Yongin, South Korea. It has 10 dong (neighborhoods). Its area is 81.67 km² and it has 439.877 inhabitants (in 2022). Giheung-gu was formed in 2005. It was formed with other gu in Yongin in 2005. Administ ...

to the south.

Tancheon Tancheon, a tributary of Seoul's Han River, is a stream beginning in the city of Yongin in Gyeonggi-do and flowing through Seongnam and then between the districts of Songpa-gu and Gangnam-gu in Seoul before entering flowing into the Han River. ...

flows through the neighborhood, with west of the stream classified as Jukjeon 1-dong and the east of it classified as Jukjeon 2-dong. Jeongpyeongcheon, a stream, also flows into Tancheon at Jukjeon. Along the banks of Tancheon are small parks and paths for walkers and cyclists. Apartments overwhelmingly outnumber individual houses in number as a result of relatively little urban planning compared to

Bundang Bundang is a planned community in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam, South Korea. It was developed to encourage affordable housing and urban decentralization. The community has a sports complex, a park and a youth center. Origin Bundang w ...

Pangyo, Seongnam Pangyo (판교, 板橋) refers to a planned city surrounding Pangyo-dong, Baekhyeon-dong, Unjung-dong, and Sampyeong-dong of Bundang-gu and Siheung-dong and Sasong-dong of Sujeong-gu (Seongnam city). The area is surrounded by the mountains ...

. There are a few luxury townhouse complexes located in the ''Greater Jukjeon Area'' (죽전지구), but they actually belong to Bojeong-dong of

. The main campus

Dankook University Dankook University (commonly referred to as Dankook), abbreviated as DU or DKU, is a prestigious private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after ...

is located in Jukjeon. As a result,

Jukjeon Station Jukjeon Station is a station on the Bundang Line, located in Jukjeon-dong of Suji-gu, Yongin. It opened on Christmas Eve in 2007 and plays a crucial role in relieving the traffic congestion of the northwestern part of Yongin. It is also the c ...

is also called Dankook University Station.

Shopping

The Gyeonggi Branch (경기점) of

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Department Store is located in Jukjeon. It houses CGV, a movie theater chain, and is attached to

E-Mart e-mart () is the largest retailer in South Korea. There were 160 stores across the country as of December 2016. It was founded on 12 November 1993 by Shinsegae as the first discount retailer in South Korea. E-Mart is the oldest and largest dis ...

Jukjeon Branch and

Bundang Line The Bundang Line or Seoul Metropolitan Subway Bundang Line (Sudogwon Jeoncheol Bundangseon 수도권 전철 분당선) was a commuter rail line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway in the Seoul Capital Area operated by Korail. Also it refers physical ...

. About 250 stores in Jukjeon Fashion Town attract people from all over Korea and even tourists from China or Taiwan. It began forming just before the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and now houses seven separate districts within itself. it is located along Seongnam-daero from Ori Station to Jukjeon intersection.

Education

Elementary School

* Daedeok Elementary School * Daeil Elementary School * Daeji Elementary School * Hyeongam Elementary School * Daecheong Elementary School * Daehyeon Elementary School * Sinchon Elementary School * Jukjeon Elementary School

Middle School A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...

* Yongin Daedeok Middle School * Daedeok Middle School * Yongin Jukjeon Middle School * Hyeongam Middle School

High Schools

* Jukjeon High School * Daeji High School * Hyeonam High School

Universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...

(Main campus)

Transportation

Subway

(Also called : Dankook University Station)

Buses

; Dosihyeong, (도시형, ''city type'' buses) * ● 27 * ● 27-5 * ● 60 * ● 67 * ● 67-1 * ● 68 * ● 101 * ● 116 * ● 116-1 * ● 116-3 * ● 390 * ● 660 * ● 690 * ● 720-2 * ● 720-3 * ● 820 * ● 1116 ; Jwaseok (좌석, ''express'' buses) * ● 102 * ● 1005-1 * ● 1005-2 * ● 1303 * ● 1500-3 * ● 2002-1 * ● 2003 * ● 5500-1 * ● 7007-1 * ● 8100 * ● 8101 * ● 8251 * ● 9001 * ● 9404 * ● 9409 * ● 9414

Sub-divisions

1-dong on the west side of

and 2-dong on the east side of

References

{{coord missing, South Korea Yongin Neighbourhoods in South Korea