Seongnam () is the fourth largest

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's Gyeonggi Province after

Suwon Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a popul ...

and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of

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. It is largely a residential city located immediately southeast of Seoul and belongs to the Seoul Capital Area. Seongnam, the first planned city in Korea's history, was conceived during the era of President

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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

'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 (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

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football club

Seongnam FC 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 ...

Statistics

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Administrative districts

Seongnam is divided into 3 "gu" (구, "ward"): * Bundang-gu * Jungwon-gu * Sujeong-gu

Economy

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has its headquarters in Bundang, Seongnam. Pangyo Techno Valley is the premier industrial complex in Seongnam.

Sports

is a professional football club that currently plays in the

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Education

The city's only international school is Korea International School - Pangyo. Seongnam is home to the

Seongnam Foreign Language High School Seongnam Foreign Language School (Korean: 성남외국어고등학교, 성남외고 Hanja: 城南外國語高等學校), commonly referred to as SNFL is a national school located in Seongnam, South Korea South Korea, officially the Repub ...

Seongnam is also the home to

Gachon University Gachon University is an academic institute located in South Korea. The current structure of Gachon university is the result of a merger between four existing universities. Gachon University of Medicine and Science and Gachon-gil College merged ...

's primary campus.

Libraries

Sujeong Public Library Soo-jung, also spelled Soo-jeong, or Su-jeong, Su-jung, Su-jong, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 90 hanja with the reading "'' soo''" and 84 hanja with the ...

* Seongnam Jungwon Library * Seongnam Gumi Library *

Seongnam Bundang Library 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 ...

* Unjoong Library * Central Library (Seongnam) * Pangyo Library * Jungwon Children's Library * Haeoreum Library

Tourism and culture

Seongnam Arts Center The Seongnam Arts Center (성남아트센터) is the largest venue for cultural events in the city of Seongnam. It is in Yatap-dong in Bundang, within a few minutes' walk of Imae Station. And it is situated near the Taewon High school. So students ...

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. * Namhansanseong * Pangyo Eco Center * Pangyo Museum * Bundang Central Park

Climate

Seongnam has a

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( Köppen: ''Dwa''), but can be considered a borderline

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

( Köppen: ''Cwa'') using the isotherm.

Transportation

;Subway/Train * Bundang Line * Gyeonggang Line * Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 8 *

Shinbundang Line The Shinbundang Line (aka ''Sinbundang Line''; ; literally, ''New Bundang Line'') or DX Line for Dynamic Express Line is a long line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the world's fifth subway to run completely driverless and the second com ...

;Bus *(Red Bus) * 90OO, 93OO, 94OO (OO means another number excl. 01) to

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or Jung-gu,

* (Green Bus)- Gyeonggi Bus * Green bus to

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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 cou ...

, western

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 ...

, National Road * National Road number 3-

-Yatap-Sangdaewon-

Seongnam IC 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 ...

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;Expressway * Seoul Ring Expressway (road number 100) *

Gyeongbu Expressway The Gyeongbu Expressway ( ko, 경부고속도로; ''Gyeongbu Gosokdoro'') ( Asian Highway Network ) is the second oldest and most heavily travelled expressway in South Korea, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, Gyeongju, Ulsan ...

(road number 1) * Yongin-Seoul Expressway (road number 171) * Bundang-Suseo City Road (road number 81) * Bundang-Naegok City Road (road number 81)

Twin towns – sister cities

Seongnam is twinned with: *

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, United States (1992) * Piracicaba, Brazil (1986) *

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, China (1998)

Notable people from Seongnam

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, South Korean actress *

Lee Yeon-hee Lee Yeon-hee (born January 9, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She is most known for her work in the television series '' East of Eden'' (2008), ''Phantom'' (2012), '' Miss Korea'' (2013), '' The Package'' (2017); and in the films '' A Milliona ...

, 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 Ahn Sol-bin (; born August 19, 1997), known mononymously as Solbin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the girl group Laboum. Discography Filmography Film Television series Web series Television shows Web ...

, member of K-pop girl group LABOUM *

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, member of K-pop boy group

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* 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 *

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caster of

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. * 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

References

External links

The Official Website of the Seongnam City

The Official Website of the Seongnam City Council
{{Authority control Cities in Gyeonggi Province