Unjung-dong (운중동, 雲中洞) is one of the 19 ''dongs'' of

Bundang-gu 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 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 in

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 July 1, 2024, the population of Unjung-dong is 34,860, spanning 12,681 households. Its area comprises 18.11km² or 12.74% of Bundang-gu. Unjung-dong was formed in 1914 during the Japanese colonial period, when the villages of Jungsanun-ri (중산운리; 中山雲里), Sanun-ri (산운리; 山雲里) and Hasanun-ri (하산운리; 下山雲里) are merged, and one

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

from Sanun-ri and Jungsanun-ri are combined to form its current name. This is also descriptive of its geography as it is located below the peak of Guksabong (국사봉), where clouds often gather, thus its name literally means 'the ''dong'' in the middle of the clouds'.

Education

Unjong-dong is home to the following educational institutions: * Sanun Elementary School ko">:ko:산운초등학교">ko(산운초등학교; 山雲初等學校) * Unjung Elementary School ko">:ko:운중초등학교">ko(운중초등학교; 雲中初等學校) * Unjung Middle School ko">:ko:운중중학교">ko(운중중학교; 雲中中學校) * Unjung High School ko">:ko:운중고등학교">ko(운중고등학교; 雲中高等學校) * Pangyo Daejang Elementary School ko">:ko:판교대장초등학교">ko(판교대장초등학교; 板橋大庄初等學校) * Pangyo Daejang Middle School ko">:ko:판교대장중학교">ko(판교대장중학교; 板橋大庄中學校)

References

External links

Unjung-dong Office
Bundang Neighborhoods of South Korea {{Gyeonggi-geo-stub