Gumi-dong () is one of the 19 dongs 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 ...

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, ...

. It has total area of 4.77 km² (3.4% of Seongnam). As of April 30, 2006, there are 38,022 residents in Gumi-dong. Gumi-dong is located at the southernmost part of Bundang, bordering

Yongin Yongin (; ) is a city in the Seoul Metropolitan 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 th ...

, Geumgok-dong and Jeongja-dong. Seoul National University Bundang Hospital is located in Gumi-dong near Bulgok Mountain. Also,

Nonghyup Hanaro Mart The South Korean National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (initialized as NH (in Korean, derived from NongHyup) or NACF) was established in 1961 to enhance the social and economic status of its membership and to promote a balanced developme ...

, CGV

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are in this area.

History

The southern part of Gumi-dong was called Gumi-ri, Sujin-myeon, Yongin in

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 ...

. In 1914, the Japanese included some part of surrounding areas in Gumi-ri. In 1989, it was a part of

Jungwon District Jungwon District () is a district ( gu) in Seongnam, 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 a ...

and in 1991 it became one of the "dong"s of Bundang when Bundang became one of the "gu"s of Seongnam.

External links

Gumi-dong Office
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