Bundang-gu
Hangul 분당구 Hanja 盆唐區 Revised Romanization Bundang-gu McCune-Reischauer Pundang-ku
Statistics
Area 69.44 km² Population 439,395 (Jan 2007)[1]  Pop. density 6,327.7 people/km² Administrative divisions 19 dong
Location map

Bundang is the southernmost district (gu) of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In addition to being the most populous part of the city, it also has the status of being one of the wealthiest regions in Gyeonggi Province. Unlike many other parts of the greater Seoul area, which developed naturally over many years, from the beginning Bundang was designed and built according to a detailed plan. It is a well organized city with well laid-out streets, new apartment buildings, numerous parks and good local infrastructure. Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Bungdan-gu_Seongnam. ... South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ... Seongnam is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. ... The Seoul National Capital Area is a region located at the center of the Korean peninsula and is home to the capital of South Korea, Seoul. ...

Bundang Central Park is the most famous of the numerous parks in the city. The Tancheon river runs through Bundang. The Seongnam Arts Center is also situated in Bundang. Bundang also has its own subway line which connects the city to the South Korean capital, Seoul. Bundang Central Park is located at the heart of the recently developed residential area, Bundang. ... Tancheon, a tributary of Seouls River Han, is a stream beginning in the city of Yongin in Gyeonggi-do and flowing through Seongnam and then between the districts of Songpa-gu and Gangnam-gu in Seoul before entering flowing into the River Han. ... The Seongnam Arts Center (성남아트센터) is the largest venue for cultural events in the city of Seongnam. ...

Bundang has developed to the point where it has become a local political issue whether or not Bundang should become a separate city from the rest of Seongnam. According to its proponents, this would free up tax revenues currently being used in the other districts of the city to go towards public works in Bundang exclusively.^{[citation needed]}

Name

The name Bundang was first created while Korea was under Japanese rule, when colonial officials undertook a national reorganization of all administrative units in 1914. The villages of Bunjeum-ri (분점리, 盆店里) and Dangwu-ri (당우리, 唐隅里), were amalgamated to form the new village of Bundang-ri (분당리, 盆唐里). The first characters from the names of each of the original villages were merged to make the name, and continues to be used today. However, it had been discovered, during an investigation undertaken while Bundang was being developed, that the character for Dang did not correspond to the one used centuries ago. Soon after Korea was annexed by Japan, in fact, the traditional Chinese character used to write the Dang in Dangwu-ri had been altered. In another land reorganization conducted in 1906, soon after Ito Hirobumi was appointed Resident General of Korea, the character was changed from 堂 to 唐. The new character means the Tang Dynasty of China (pronounced Dang, 당, in Korean), which in 688, assisted the kingdom of Silla to conquer the other two Korean kingdoms of Baekje and Goguryeo, during the Three Kingdoms period. While this was the first unification of the peninsula, it was coducted through military conquest by a country conspiring with a foreign power. There have been various opinions as to why authorities made the decision to replace the character, none of which we can substantiate. Nevertheless, the character for dang currently being used in Bundang today has a poor connotation, and so there is debate among scholars and administrators as to whether it should be revereted to the pre-colonial character 堂, which means house. Flag of the Japanese Empire Anthem Kimi ga Yoa Korea under Japanese Occupation Capital Keijo Language(s) Korean, Japanese Religion Shintoisma Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor of Japan  - 1910–1912 Emperor Meiji  - 1912–1925 Emperor Taisho  - 1925–1945 Emperor Showa Governor-General of Korea  - 1910–1916 Masatake Terauchi  - 1919–1931 Makoto... Born in Hagi, Yamaguchi, Prince Itō Hirobumi (伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi 16 October 1841–26 October 1909, also called Hirofumi/Hakubun and Shunsuke in his youth) was a Japanese politician and the countrys first Prime Minister (and the 5th, 7th and 10th). ... Silla (also spelled Shilla, traditional dates 57 BCE - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... Baekje (October 18 BC – August AD 660) was a kingdom in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. ... Goguryeo was an ancient kingdom located in southern Manchuria (present-day Northeast China), southern Russian Maritime province, and the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula. ... The Three Kingdoms period (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a period in the history of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties. ...

History

Before 1989

Since the Joseon Dynasty, the land Bundang currently occupies was a part of the county of Gwangju. This largely agricultural area was nothing like the present day, dotted as it was with dozens of small villages. Before the early 1990s, Bundang was a large farmland of rice paddies. Territory of Joseon after Jurchen conquest of King Sejong Capital Hanseong Language(s) Korean Religion Neo-Confucianism Government Monarchy Wang  - 1392 - 1398 Taejo (first)  - 1863 - 1897 Gojong (last)1 Yeong-uijeong  - 1431 - 1449 Hwang Hui  - 1466 - 1472 Han Myeonghoe  - 1592 - 1598 Ryu Seongryong  - 1894 Kim Hongjip History  - Coup of 1388... Gwangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, southeast of Seoul. ...

After 1989

The local government announced on April 27, 1989, that it would undertake construction of a futuristic and environmentally conscious city with a population of 450,000 people. Sixteen dongs in the surrounding area were to be amalgamated into a single city. This would include nine dongs from Dolma-myeon: Bundang-dong, Sunae-dong, Seohyeon-dong, Jeongja-dong, Imae-dong, Yatap-dong, Dochon-dong, Yeosu-dong and Yuldong; in addition to six dongs from Nakseng-myeon: Gumi-dong, Baekhyun-dong, Dongwon-dong, Geumgok-dong, Sampyeong-dong and Gungnae-dong; and one dong from Daewong-myeon: Sasong-dong. Bundang was adopted as this new district's popular name. April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ...

In the early 1990s, the Bundang area became a planned community as a response to alleviating the excessive demand for apartments in the similarly affluent, but much older Gangnam area. Before this period of expansion, however, there was mostly farmland in this area. There are still a few farms in the Bundang area, particularly in the Pangyo area. As the demand for more housing continues, Bundang is expected to continue expanding. Seocho-gu Gangnam-gu Songpa-gu Gangnam district at night See also: Gangnam (disambiguation) Gangnam, Seocho and Songpa are three gus (local government wards) in Seoul, South Korea, individually known as Gangnam-gu, Seocho-gu and Songpa-gu and often collectively referred to as Gangnam. These districts are known... The overview of Pangyo area Pangyo (판교, 板橋) referes to the area of Pangyo-dong, Bundang, Seongnam and surrounding area, including Siheung-dong and Sasong-dong of Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, and some parts of Bundang-gu. ...

The primary site of construction was situated along a 10km strip of the Gyeongbu Expressway, with the expectation that high quality homes would be built there. The government assigned the heavy responsibility of carrying out its construction plans to the Korea Land Corporation, a government-owned construction company that had carried out other large scale construction projects in the country. Throughout the development process there were mass demonstrations of local residents protesting the construction, petitions, and demands for countermeasures against the redevelopment project. Despite these numerous difficulties, through dialogue and compromise residents, construction was completed with little incident. Construction began on August 30th, 1989 and was completed on December 31st, 1996 at a cost of 4.16 trillion won. The Gyeongbu Expressway (Gyeongbu Gosok Doro) is the oldest and most heavily travelled freeway in South Korea, and connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, and Busan. ... World Opponent Network or WON was an online gaming service, created by Sierra Games as the Sierra Internet Gaming System (SIGS). ...

Education

Bundang has 30 elementary schools, 17 middle schools and 21 high schools. Bundang is also the site of an international school located in Pangyo-dong with an American curriculum for the expatriate and English-proficient Korean community. On the outskirts of Bundang there is an IB World School with a boarding program for foreign students called Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS). Given its relative affluence, many private language academies are located in Bundang. Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Middle school and junior high school cover a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education and serve as a bridge between them. ... High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Hong Kong, United States, Australia, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. ... International schools are private schools that cater mainly to children who are not nationals of the host country, often the children of the staff of international businesses, international organizations, embassies, missions, or missionary programs. ... A total of 1470 schools (as of September 2005) offer one or more of the three International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes; the majority of these offer the IB Diploma Programme. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ...

Economy

Bundang is home to Gyeonggi Province's only international banks, namely Citibank and HSBC.^{[citation needed]} Their presence serves to further solidify Bundang's reputation as an upscale area. A total of 174 companies in Bundang employ 29,783 people.^[2] This also includes several notable corporations, including the corporate headquarters of Korea Telecom, better known as KT. In addition, the state owned Korea Land Corporation and Korea Gas Corporation both have their headquarters in Bundang. Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. ... Citibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. ... HSBC Holdings plc (LSE: HSBA, SEHK: 0005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879) is one of the largest banking groups in the world, ranked the fifth-largest company in the world in Forbes Global 2000. ... Korea Telecom logo. ...

Culture and Tourism

Bundang is chiefly residential, so it is well off the tourist track. There are few ancient relics, sights or buildings of note. There are, however, two pleasant parks which have been established for residents' pleasure. Bundang Central Park, east of the road between Seohyeon and Sunae Stations, has a lake, fountain and several old houses, while Yuldong Park, to the east, has a larger reservoir and a bungee jumping platform, at 45 m, the highest in South Korea. Bundang Central Park is located at the heart of the recently developed residential area, Bundang. ... Seohyeon Station refers to a subway station of Bundang Line in South Korea. ... Sunae Station (수내역) is a station on the Bundang Line. ... Yuldong Park is a park located in Yul-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, South Korea. ... Bungee Jump in Normandy, France (Souleuvre Viaduct) Bungee jumping (or bungy jumping) is the sport of jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large rubber band. ...

Bundang is also home to St. John's Cathedral which is one of the largest Roman Catholic cathedrals on the Asian continent. It is conspicuously located on the eastern part of Bundang. It employs a balance of both modern as well as gothic-style architecture. It also features an authentic, detail-by-detail replica of Michelangelo's Pietà; one of only three in the world officially authorized by the Vatican. St. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Interior of Cologne Cathedral Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. ... This article is about the most famous Pietà Florentine Pietà (or Deposition), the Rondanini Pietà and the Palestrina Pietà The Pietà (1498–99) by Michelangelo is a marble sculpture in St. ...

Residents can enjoy musical and theatrical performances as well as art exhibitions at the recently opened (Oct, 2005) Seongnam Arts Center, which is located in Imae-dong. There are two public libraries in the Bundang area, the Seongnam Central Library in Yatap-dong and the Bundang Culture and Information Center in Jeongja-dong. The Bundang Museum of Nature is located in Jeongja-dong. The Seongnam Cultural Center is located in Yatap-dong. The Seongnam Arts Center (성남아트센터) is the largest venue for cultural events in the city of Seongnam. ... Imae-dong (이매동, 二梅洞) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ...

There are several nightlife areas, most notably the streets around Seohyeon Station, the quieter, more restaurant-oriented area around Sunae Station, and the junction under which lies Migeum Station. The nightlife areas of Bundang are more wholesome than those in the rest of Seongnam (infamous for love hotels and places of dubious nature and the red light district in Joong-dong). Seohyeon Station refers to a subway station of Bundang Line in South Korea. ... Sunae Station (수내역) is a station on the Bundang Line. ... Migeum Station (미금역) is a subway station on the Bundang Line. ... A love hotel sign in Ikebukuro Tokyo A love hotel sign in Shinjuku, Tokyo A love hotel (ラブホテル rabu hoteru) is an originally Japanese type of hotel offering privacy for a couple to have sex. ... A red-light district is a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life. ...

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Bundang Jesaeng Hospital are also located in Bundang. Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (분당 서울대병원) is located in Gumi-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do. ... Bundang Jesaeng Hospital (분당제생병원) (also known as Daejin Medical Center) is a general hospital located in Seohyeon-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, South Korea. ...

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Bundang

Bundang is served well by public transport, with many buses, and an underground railway. The Bundang Line connects to the Seoul Underground network at Moran, Bokjeong, Suseo, Dogok and Seolleung Stations. Recently, it has been extended south into the city of Yongin, and further extensions to this line are planned, with it being intended to stretch south to Giheung before sweeping west to Suwon and eventually even to Incheon, when, presumably, it will be renamed. The Airport Limousine, which runs to both Gimpo and Incheon airports, has several stops in Bundang including Seohyeon Station, Sunae Station, Jeongja Station, Migeum Station, Ori Station, Imae Station,and Yatap Station. The New Bundang Line which connects to the Seoul Subway at (Gangnam station) is being constructed. Bundang is also close to Seoul Ring Expressway and Gyeongbu Expressway. How removed Bundang feels from Seongnam itself is shown in the plethora of buses which bypass most of Seongnam en route to and from Seoul. ... Guryong escalators stretching on forever, a typical sight on the new Bundang line. ... Suseo Station (수서역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and Bundang Line. ... Dogok Station (도곡역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and Bundang Line. ... Seolleung Station (선릉역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2 and Bundang Line. ... Yongin is in the middle of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately 40 km south of Seoul. ... Suwon (Suwon-si) is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gimpo International Airport (Hangul: 김포국제공항; Hanja:金浦國際空港; Revised Romanization of Korean: Gimpo Gukje Gonghang; McCune-Reischauer: Kimpo Kukche Konghang), commonly known as Gimpo Airport (IATA: GMP, ICAO: RKSS) (formerly Kimpo International Airport), is located in the far western end of Seoul and was the main international airport for Seoul and South... Incheon Airport - Entrance Incheon Airport - Departures Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Hangul|인천국제공항)/ (Hanja:仁川國際空港) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest in Asia. ... Seohyeon Station refers to a subway station of Bundang Line in South Korea. ... Sunae Station (수내역) is a station on the Bundang Line. ... Jeongja (정자역) (formerly Baekgung Station) is a station on the Bundang Line. ... Migeum Station (미금역) is a subway station on the Bundang Line. ... Ori Station is one of the subway stations of Bundang Line. ... Imae (이매역) is a station on the Bundang line of the Seoul subway. ... Yatap Station (야탑역) is a station on the Bundang Line. ... The Sin (New) Bundang Line Rail Project is an 18. ... The Seoul Ring Expressway (Expressway No. ... The Gyeongbu Expressway (Gyeongbu Gosok Doro) is the oldest and most heavily travelled freeway in South Korea, and connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, and Busan. ...

Shopping

Notable shopping malls include Samsung Plaza at Seohyeon Station, Lotte Department Store at Sunae Station, E-mart, New Core, Homever and Kim's Club at Yatap Station, 2001 Outlet at Migeum Station, and Nonghyup Hanaro Mart, Home Ever at Ori Station. Lotte Department Store (hangul:롯데백화점, kana:ロッテ百貨店) is a Koreas retail company. ... E-mart is a large retailer chain located and founded in South Korea and a subsidiary of Shinsagae, a South Korean shopping mall chain. ... 2001 Outlet (hangul:이천일 아울렛) is a South Korean retailer headquartered in Seoul, Korea. ...

Administration

Administrative Division of Bundang

Bundang is divided into 19 dong (동, "neighborhoods"): Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (951x702, 41 KB) Summary self-created Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (951x702, 41 KB) Summary self-created Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ...

• Bundang-dong (분당동)
• Gumi-dong (구미동)
• Geumgok-1-dong (금곡1동)
• Geumgok-2-dong (금곡2동)
• Imae-1-dong (이매1동)
• Imae-1-dong (이매2동)
• Jeongja-1-dong (정자1동)
• Jeongja-2-dong (정자2동)
• Jeongja-3-dong (정자3동)
• Pangyo-dong (판교동)
• Seohyeon-1-dong (서현1동)
• Seohyeon-2-dong (서현2동)
• Sunae-1-dong (수내1동)
• Sunae-2-dong (수내2동)
• Sunae-3-dong (수내3동)
• Unjung-dong (운중동)
• Yatap-1-dong (야탑1동)
• Yatap-2-dong (야탑2동)
• Yatap-3-dong (야탑3동)

Bundang-dong is one of the 19 dongs of Bundang-gu, Seongnam, South Korea. ... Gumi-dong (구미동, 九美洞) is one of the 19 dongs of Bundang-gu, in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Geumgok-dong (금곡동, 金谷洞) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Geumgok-dong (금곡동, 金谷洞) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Imae-dong (이매동, 二梅洞) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Imae-dong (이매동, 二梅洞) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Jeongja-dong (정자동) is a neighbourhood in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... Jeongja-dong (정자동) is a neighbourhood in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... Jeongja-dong (정자동) is a neighbourhood in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... The overview of Pangyo area Pangyo (판교, 板橋) referes to the area of Pangyo-dong, Bundang, Seongnam and surrounding area, including Siheung-dong and Sasong-dong of Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, and some parts of Bundang-gu. ... Seohyeon-dong is one of the 19 dongs of Bundang-gu, Seongnam, South Korea. ... Seohyeon-dong is one of the 19 dongs of Bundang-gu, Seongnam, South Korea. ... Sunae-dong (수내동, 藪內洞) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Sunae-dong (수내동, 藪內洞) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Sunae-dong (수내동, 藪內洞) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Unjung-dong (운중동, 雲中洞) is one of the 19 dongs of Bundang-gu, in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Yatap-dong (야탑동, 野塔洞]) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Yatap-dong (야탑동, 野塔洞]) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ... Yatap-dong (야탑동, 野塔洞]) is a Bundang neighborhood in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. ...

Famous residents

• Lee Jee Young (professional golfer, 1986-)
• Lee Eun-ju (actress, 1980-2005)
• Lee Soo Young (singer, 1999 - present)

Personal Information Birth December 2, 1985 ) Seoul South Korea Height 5 ft 6 in (1. ... Lee Eun-ju (이은주, born December 22, 1980; died February 22, 2005) was a Korean actress. ... Lee Soo Young Lee Soo Young, or Lee Ji Yeon, her real name, is a Korean ballad singer. ...

Photos

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Reference

• (Korean) 김기빈, 분당의 땅이름 이야기(The story of the name of Bundang), 1999, 한국토지공사 토지박물관

See also

• Bundang Line
• Administrative divisions of South Korea
• Real estate in South Korea

Guryong escalators stretching on forever, a typical sight on the new Bundang line. ... South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ... Recently, though there are lots of regulations and laws to prevent the price of real estate (especially apartments in Gangnam district) to rise, and it is a huge issue in South Korea. ...

External links

• Bundang Sarang(분당사랑), Local community website
• Local government
• Galbijim wiki page on Bundang