Seongnam

Seongnam (Korean pronunciation: [ˈsʌŋ.nam]) is the second largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon[2] 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 city located immediately southeast of Seoul and belongs to the Seoul National Capital Area.

For the given name, see Seong-nam (name).

Seongnam

성남시
Specific city
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul성남시
 • Hanja城南市
 • Revised RomanizationSeongnam-si
 • McCune-ReischauerSŏngnam-si
Bundang District of Seongnam
Emblem of Seongnam
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionSudogwon
Administrative divisions3 gu, 44 dong
Government
 • MayorEun Su-mi (Democratic)
Area
 • Total141.70 km2 (54.71 sq mi)
Population
 (December 31, 2012[1])
 • Total994,271
 • Density7,032.10/km2 (18,213.1/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul

Seongnam, the first planned city in Korea's history, was conceived during the era of President Park Chung-Hee 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 Seoul'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[3] (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 K League football club Seongnam FC.[4]

Statistics
  • Miscellaneous:
Government workers:2,199
Medical centers:952
Teachers:7,245
Students per Teacher: 23
Number of Cars:270,289

Administrative districts

Seongnam is divided into 3 "gu" (구, "ward"):

Economy

Nowcom has its headquarters in Bundang, Seongnam.[5]

Pangyo Techno Valley is the premier industrial complex in Seongnam.[6]

Sports

Education

The city's only international school is Korea International School - Pangyo. Seongnam is home to the Seongnam Foreign Language High School Seongnam is also the home to Gachon University's primary campus.[7]

Libraries
  • Sujeong Public Library
  • Seongnam Jungwon Library
  • Seongnam Gumi Library
  • Seongnam Bundang Library
  • Unjoong Library
  • Central Library (Seongnam)
  • Pangyo Library
  • Jungwon Children's Library
  • Haeoreum Library

Tourism and culture

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.[8]

Transportation
Subway/Train
Bus
Expressway

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea

Seongnam is twinned with:[9]

Notable people from Seongnam
  • Lee Yo-won, South Korean actress
  • Lee Yeon-hee, 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, member of K-pop girl group LABOUM
  • 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
  • Kim Sun-woo, member of K-pop boy group The Boyz
  • Artosis, esports caster of StarCraft.
  • Jimin, former member of AOA

See also

References
  1. "Seongnam City Statistics".
  2. "suwon city".
  3. "Archived copy" 개인 | 글로벌 No.1 KT. www.kt.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2018-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 성남시민프로축구단. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  5. "오시는길 Archived 2011-09-09 at the Wayback Machine." (Map Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine) Nowcom. Retrieved on September 17, 2011. "경기도 성남시 분당구 삼평동 625 판교세븐벤처밸리 1단지 2동 9층"
  6. "찾아오시는길."(Map). Since 2005. "경기도 판교 테크노 벨리"
  7. Gachon University's Admission Contacts
  8. "고객감동 문화공간 성남아트센터". www.snart.or.kr. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  9. "국외". seongnam.go.kr (in Korean). Seongnam. Retrieved 2020-04-17.

  1. "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [2015 Population and Housing Census]. Statistics Korea.
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