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. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city located immediately southeast of Seoul and belongs to the Seoul Capital Area.
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 (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.
Statistics
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Administrative districts
Seongnam is divided into 3 "gu" (구, "ward"):
Bundang-gu
Jungwon-gu
Sujeong-gu
Economy
Nowcom 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 K League 1.
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.
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
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 Museum
Bundang Central Park
Climate
Seongnam has a humid continental climate (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
Shinbundang Line
Bus
(Red Bus)
90OO, 93OO, 94OO (OO means another number excl. 01) to Gangnam-gu or Jung-gu, Seoul
(Green Bus)- Gyeonggi Bus
Green bus to Seoul, Gwangju, Yongin, western Gyeonggi, National Road
National Road number 3-Gwangju-Yatap-Sangdaewon-Seongnam IC-Gachon University Station-Seoul
Expressway
Seoul Ring Expressway (road number 100)
Gyeongbu Expressway (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 twinned with:
Aurora, United States (1992)
Piracicaba, 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
Dahyun, member of K-pop girl group Twice
Solbin, member of K-pop girl group LABOUM
Kino, member of K-pop boy group Pentagon
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
Hong Seong-jun, member of K-pop boy group BDC
Kim Sun-woo, member of K-pop boy group The Boyz
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
Cho Seung-Youn, South Korean solo artist
See also
KAONMEDIA manufacture and sale of digital set top boxes
List of cities in South Korea
Geography of South Korea
Seoul National Capital Area
Seongnam Central Library
References
External links
The Official Website of the Seongnam City
The Official Website of the Seongnam City Council
Cities in Gyeonggi Province