Seongnam

Seongnam is the seicond lairgest ceety in Sooth Korea's Gyeonggi-do efter Suwon an the 9t lairgest ceety in the kintra, wi a population o nearly 1 million. The lairgely residential ceety is locatit immediately sooth o Seoul an belangs tae the Seoul Naitional Caipital Aurie.

Seongnam, the first planned ceety in Korea's history, wis conceived durin the era o preses Park Chung-hee for the purpose o industrializin the naition bi concentratin electronic, textile, an petrochemical facilities thare durin the 70's an 80's. The ceety featurt a netwirk o roads, tae Seoul an ither major ceeties, frae the early 70's on. The day, Seongnam haes merged wi the metropolitan netwirk o Seoul. Bundang, ane o destricts in Seongnam, wis developed in the 1990's.

Sister ceeties
 Piracicaba, Brazil (1986)
 Aurora, Colorado, Unitit States (1992)
 Shenyang, Cheenae (1998)
 Cairns, Australie
 Ohrid, Macedonie

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Category:Ceeties in Gyeonggi-do