Seongnam
| Seongnam | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 성남시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 城南 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Seongnam-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Sangnam-si | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Gyeonggi-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 26 ' N , 127 ° 9' E | |||
| Surface: | 141.82 km² | |||
| Residents: | 1,023,009 | |||
| Population density : | 7,213 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 3 gu , 44 dong | |||
| Postal code : | 462-130-462-829 | |||
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Seongnam is a city in Gyeonggi-do Province in South Korea . With a close proximity to the capital Seoul , Seongnam is one of the most important satellite cities in the metropolitan area of Sudogwon .
Seongnam is a residential city with similar populations to other satellite cities e.g. B. Goyang and Gwacheon . The most densely populated district is the planned city of Bundang-gu , which is home to a large number of apartment complexes with many high-rise buildings. Bundang-gu is the heart of Seongnam and is connected to the rest of the city by the Bundang-Naegok and Bundang-Suseo city highways , which lead to Gangnam in Seoul.
history
Until the 1980s, Seongnam was a medium-sized city with a population below 500,000. Also in terms of the importance of its function as a satellite city, Seongnam was of secondary importance compared to other cities such as Incheon , Gwacheon , Suwon and Anyang .
When the Bundang district was rebuilt in the early 1990s, the city took on a completely different character. The number of inhabitants doubled, the infrastructure was renewed and, above all, the previously middle-class population shifted to the upper class.
In recent years there have been efforts to make Seongnam a Gwangyeoksi ( 광역시 , big city ). This would administratively separate it from Gyeonggi-do and put it on an equal footing with a province. These efforts are justified by the growing population, which has now exceeded that of the city of Ulsan , and the fact that Seongnam is slowly developing into an independent city with local industry. The major electronics company Kyung-Dong has its headquarters here.
In July 2010, the city was to be merged with the neighboring cities of Gwangju and Hanam to form a new megacity called Seonggwangha .
Subdivision
Seongnam administratively consists of the three municipalities Sujeong-gu, Jungwon-gu and Bundang-gu .
Established businesses
Today the city is home to many important IT companies, which mostly moved from the capital to Seongnam after improving the connection to Seoul in order to save costs. Some of these companies are:
Others
The city is home to the K League football club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma .
The actresses Lee Yo-won , Shin Mina and Yoo In-na as well as the singer Ha Ri-su were born here, the actress Lee Eun-ju committed suicide here.
Twin cities
- Piracicaba ( Brazil ), since May 28, 1986
- Aurora ( United States ), since July 27, 1992
- Shenyang ( People's Republic of China ), since August 31, 1998
Friendly City:
Personalities
- Moon Soon-ho (born 1981), soccer player
- Hwang Ui-jo (* 1992), soccer player
- Kim Da-hyun (* 1998), singer
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Oh Young-jin: New Merged City Near Seoul Due in July . In: The Korea Times . January 22, 2010 (English).