Sanbon-dong is a ''dong'', or neighborhood, in
Gunpo
Gunpo (; ), formerly romanized as Kunp'o, is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is south of Seoul and in the Seoul National Capital Area. It borders Anyang to the north, Uiwang to the east, and Ansan to the south and west, and is connec ...
, a
satellite city
A satellite city or satellite town is a smaller municipality or settlement that is part of (or on the edge of) a larger metropolitan area and serves as a regional population and employment center. It differs from mere suburbs, Subdivision (la ...
of Seoul in
Gyeonggi
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, ...
Province,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
. Its total area is . Due to its population of more than 50,000, for administrative purposes the area is divided into two ''dong'', Sanbon 1-dong and Sanbon 2-dong. Its name can be translated as "the mountain's root," and refers to its position at the base of
Surisan's eastern flank. On the other side of Surisan () lies
Anyang City.
The administrative entity of Sanbon was formed in 1914, as part of a general nationwide consolidation of local government under the
Japanese occupation. At that time it was Sanbon-''ri'', a rural precinct of
Siheung
Siheung (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city has a population of 511,807 people, where 508,646 are residents out of 218,846 households as of August 2021. Siheung acquired its cu ...
County. When it became part of the new Gunpo City in 1989, its status was changed from ''ri'' to ''dong''. The name is believed to derive from ''Sanjeo'', "low on the mountain," which was first used to describe the region in 1789.
Seoul Subway Line 4
Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The central section in Seoul City is operated by Seoul Metro with some trains offering throug ...
stops at
Sanbon Station. Other landmarks include various
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
relics: a large
kiln
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site, a shrine of the royal Jeonju Yi clan, and the tomb of 17th-century scholar Hoam
Yi Gi-jo.
There is an active garbage incineration plant () in Sanbon-dong.
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See also
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Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of ...
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Subdivisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 14 provinces ('' do'' ), including th ...
External links
Korean-language site of Sanbon 1-dong government
{{Neighborhoods of Gunpo
Neighborhoods of Gunpo