Seongnam
Hangul 성남시 Hanja 城南市 Revised Romanization Seongnam-si McCune-Reischauer Sŏngnam-si
Statistics
Area 141.82 km² Population 1,023,009[1]  Pop. density 7,213.4 people/km² Administrative divisions 3 gu, 44 dong
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Seongnam is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Because of its convenient location near Seoul, the South Korean capital, it is a largely residential city with a population similar to other satellite cities, such as Goyang and Gwacheon. Its most heavily occupied sector is the Bundang district, which is home to a huge number of multi-skyscraper apartment complexes that are also common in other major Korean cities. The Bundang district serves as Seongnam's heart and provides the rest of the city with the Bundang subway line, which extends into Seoul. Official logo of Seongnam City, South Korea. ... 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. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ... Gyeonggi is the most populous province in South Korea. ... Seoul (서울)   [] is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Statistics Location map Bundang is the southernmost district (gu) of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... Guryong escalators stretching on forever, a typical sight on the new Bundang line. ...

In recent years, a movement to have Seongnam designated a metropolitan city capable of governing itself has arisen. This is due in part to Seongnam's growing population and changes in its main function as a city for residents whose workplaces are in Seoul. This has come about as Seongnam now strives to develop local industries, such as high-tech computer chip manufacturing. In addition, Seongnam's population has already bypassed those of other self-governing cities, showing how much Seongnam has rapidly developed since 1991, when it was officially established as a satellite city. South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ...

The city is also home to dominant K-League soccer club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. The Korea Professional Football League (K-League) is South Koreas professional club football league and is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football competitions. ... Founded in 1989, the Ilhwa Chunma club is the most successful K-League club in terms of Championship victories with six league crowns. ...

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Administration

Seongnam is divided into 3 "gu" (구, "ward"):

• Bundang-gu
• Jungwon-gu
• Sujeong-gu

Statistics Location map Bundang is the southernmost district (gu) of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ...

See also

• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea
• Seoul National Capital Area
• Bundang Line

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External links

• City government website
• Seongnam on the Galbijim Wiki

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