Seongnam () is the fourth largest

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Gyeonggi Province 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 ...

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 populati ...

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

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. It is largely a residential city located immediately southeast of Seoul and belongs to the

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. 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.

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

* Seongnam FC 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. SNFL offers regular high school cou ...

Seongnam is also the home to

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's primary campus.

Libraries

* Sujeong Public Library * Seongnam Jungwon Library *

Seongnam Gumi 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 ...

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 ci ...

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

Tourism and culture

* Seongnam Arts Center 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 may refer to: * Pangyo County, a county in Kangwon Province, North Korea * Pangyo-myeon, a township in Seocheon County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea * Pangyo, Seongnam, a new town in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea * P ...

* Pangyo Museum * Bundang Central Park

Climate

Seongnam has a

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( Köppen: ''Dwa''), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate ( Köppen: ''Cwa'') using the isotherm.

Transportation

;Subway/Train * Bundang Line * Gyeonggang Line *

Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 8 Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1999 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam. The segment from Moran to Amsa was opened in July 1999. The line color is rose. In 2019, Line 8 had an ...

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 co ...

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

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* (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 count ...

, western

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, National Road *

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-Yatap-Sangdaewon- Seongnam IC-

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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 a ...

(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

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with: *

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, United States (1992) *

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, Brazil (1986) * Shenyang, China (1998)

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 *

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, member of K-pop girl group

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* Solbin, member of K-pop girl group LABOUM * Kino, 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

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* 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 * Artosis, esports 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