Seongnam
Seongnam (Korean pronunciation: [ˈsʰʌŋ.nam]) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon[2] 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
성남시 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 성남시 |
| • Hanja | 城南市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Seongnam-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sŏngnam-si |
 Bundang District of Seongnam | |
 Flag  Emblem of Seongnam | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon) |
| Administrative divisions | 3 gu, 44 dong |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shin Sang-jin (People Power) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 141.70 km2 (54.71 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2012[1]) | |
| • Total | 994,271 |
| • Density | 7,032.10/km2 (18,213.1/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
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[3] (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.[4]
Statistics
- Miscellaneous:
| Government workers: | 2,199 |
| Medical centers: | 952 |
| Teachers: | 7,245 |
| Students per Teacher: | 23 |
| Number of Cars: | 270,289 |
Administrative districts
Seongnam is divided into 3 "gu" (구, "ward"):
Economy
Nowcom has its headquarters in Bundang, Seongnam.[5]
Pangyo Techno Valley is the premier industrial complex in Seongnam.[6]
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.[7]
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
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.[8]
- 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 −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.
| Climate data for Seongnam (1995–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.9 (0.59) |
25.3 (1.00) |
36.0 (1.42) |
64.7 (2.55) |
85.3 (3.36) |
111.8 (4.40) |
375.5 (14.78) |
320.2 (12.61) |
131.1 (5.16) |
45.9 (1.81) |
44.5 (1.75) |
19.6 (0.77) |
1,274.8 (50.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 87 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[9] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
- Subway/Train
- 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
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
- "Seongnam City Statistics".
- "suwon city". Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- 개인 | 글로벌 No.1 KT. www.kt.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- 성남시민프로축구단. Archived from the original on September 29, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- "오시는길 Archived 2011-09-09 at the Wayback Machine." (Map Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine) Nowcom. Retrieved on September 17, 2011. "경기도 성남시 분당구 삼평동 625 판교세븐벤처밸리 1단지 2동 9층"
- "찾아오시는길 Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine."(Map Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine). Since 2005. "경기도 판교 테크노 벨리"
- "Gachon University's Admission Contacts". Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- "고객감동 문화공간 성남아트센터". www.snart.or.kr. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- "국외". seongnam.go.kr (in Korean). Seongnam. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
External links
- The Official Website of the Seongnam City (in English)
- The Official Website of the Seongnam City Council (in English)
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