Baekhyeon-dong () is a ''dong'' of

Bundang district Bundang District () is the largest and most populous district (''Administrative divisions of South Korea, gu'') of Seongnam, a major city in the Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. Bundang District is one of South Korea's wealthiest and highest devel ...

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. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, J ...

Gyeonggi Province 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, ...

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 ...

. As of January 1, 2024, the population of Baekhyeon-dong is 26,873, spanning 10,431 households. It comprises 1.58km2 or 1.12% of Bundang-gu. In July 1973, it was upgraded from Baekhyeon-ri (백현리; 柏峴里) to Baekhyeon-dong. Baekhyeon derives its name from a large pine tree on the ridge of the hill behind the village, and gradually it became the name of the village. Bundanggu-map

Education

Baekhyeon-dong is home to the following educational institutions: * Bopyeong Elementary School ko">:ko:보평초등학교">ko(보평초등학교; 洑坪初等學校) * Seongnam Hwarang Elementary School ko">:ko:성남화랑초등학교">ko(성남화랑초등학교; 城南화랑初等學校) * Shinbaekhyun Elementary School ko">:ko:신백현초등학교">ko(신백현초등학교; 新柏峴初等學校) * Shinbaekhyun Middle School ko">:ko:신백현중학교">ko(신백현중학교; 新柏峴中學校) * Bopyeong Middle School ko">:ko:보평중학교">ko(보평중학교; 洑坪中學校) * Bopyeong High School ko">:ko:보평고등학교">ko(보평고등학교; 洑坪高等學校) * Seongnam Foreign Language High School (성남외국어고등학교; 城南外國語高等學校) * Korea International School Pangyo Campus

References

Bundang Neighborhoods of South Korea {{Gyeonggi-geo-stub