seongnam
{{short description|City in Gyeonggi, South Korea}}
{{for|the given name|Seong-nam (name)}}
{{Expand Korean|topic=geo|성남시|date=July 2012}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Seongnam
| native_name = {{lang|ko|성남시}}
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| settlement_type = Specific city
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang|ko|성남시}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|ko|城南市}}
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Seongnam-si
| translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune–Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info4 = Sŏngnam-si
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| image1 = View from Sunae Overpass.jpg
| caption1 = View from Sunae Overpass at Sunae-dong
| image2 = 봉국사-대광명전-Bongguksa-Daegwangmyeongjeon-1.jpg
| caption2 = Bongguksa of the Jogye Order
| image3 = Seongnam Arts Center.jpg
| caption3 = Seongnam Arts Center
| image4 = 분당 야탑 공무원 아파트 단지 (비싼 동네) - panoramio.jpg
| caption4 = Yatap-dong
| image5 = 城南市盆唐区 板橋駅の駅前広場.jpg
| caption5 = Pangyo Station Plaza
| image6 = 율동 공원 호수 - panoramio.jpg
| caption6 = Yuldong Park
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| image_map = Gyeonggi-Seongnam.svg
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Location in South Korea
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|South Korea}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = Seoul
| area_total_km2 = 141.70
| population_as_of = September 2024{{cite web |url=https://jumin.mois.go.kr/|title=Population statistics |date=2024|website=Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety}}
| population_total = 914,832
| population_density_km2 = 7032.10
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Shin Sang-jin (People Power)
| parts_type = Administrative divisions
| parts = 3 gu, 44 dong
| image_blank_emblem = Seongnam logo.jpeg
| blank_emblem_type = Emblem of Seongnam
| image_flag = Flag of Seongnam.svg
}}
Seongnam ({{Korean|hangul=성남}}; {{IPA|ko|sʰʌŋ.nam}}) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon{{Cite web|url=http://www.suwon.go.kr/index.do|title=Suwon City|access-date=2018-06-14|archive-date=2018-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614094904/http://www.suwon.go.kr/index.do|url-status=live}} and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, Jungwon District, and Sujeong District.
Seongnam, one of the foremost planned cities in South Korean 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 like Gwangju, Gyeonggi, from the early 1970s on. Today, Seongnam has merged with the metropolitan network of Seoul. Seongnam has also served as a ′test bed′ of South Korea's urban planning history. Bundang, one of the successful new town projects in the country, has been settled in a southern half of Seongnam since 1991.
The city is also home to K League football club Seongnam FC.{{Cite news|url=http://www.seongnamfc.com/index.php|script-title=ko:성남시민프로축구단|access-date=2018-06-14|archive-date=2016-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929004947/http://www.seongnamfc.com/index.php|url-status=live}}
Statistics
- Miscellaneous:
bgcolor="#9999FF"|Government workers: | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 2,199 |
bgcolor="#9999FF"|Medical centers: | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 952 |
bgcolor="#9999FF"|Teachers: | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 7,245 |
bgcolor="#9999FF"|Students per Teacher: | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 23 |
bgcolor="#9999FF"|Number of Cars: | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 270,289 |
Administrative districts
Economy
Numerous major companies have migrated their headquarters from Downtown Seoul to Seongnam to help government's plan to accelerate the dispersion of Seoul's population to its suburbs and relieve the congested Seoul metropolitan area. Seongnam is now home to prominent companies such as KT{{Cite web|url=http://www.kt.com|script-title=ko:개인 {{!}} 글로벌 No.1 KT|website=www.kt.com|language=ko-KR|access-date=2018-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212170441/http://www.kt.com/|archive-date=2010-02-12|url-status=dead}} (formerly Korea Telecom), Naver, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Pangyo Techno Valley is the premier industrial complex in Seongnam."[http://www.pangyotechnovalley.org/html/introduce/contactus.asp 찾아오시는길] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024031439/http://www.pangyotechnovalley.org/html/introduce/contactus.asp |date=2014-10-24 }}."([http://www.pangyotechnovalley.org/image/introduce/pic_map.gif Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020153701/http://www.pangyotechnovalley.org/image/introduce/pic_map.gif |date=2014-10-20 }}). Since 2005. "경기도 판교 테크노 벨리" Nowcom has its headquarters in Pangyo."[http://www.nowcom.co.kr/company/location.html 오시는길] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909013801/http://www.nowcom.co.kr/company/location.html |date=2011-09-09 }}." ([http://www.nowcom.co.kr/images/nowcom/img_map2.jpg Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912145920/http://www.nowcom.co.kr/images/nowcom/img_map2.jpg |date=2011-09-12 }}) Nowcom. Retrieved on September 17, 2011. "경기도 성남시 분당구 삼평동 625 판교세븐벤처밸리 1단지 2동 9층" Because of its significance, Pangyo now serves as a core area of Seongnam, replacing the old downtown in northeast Jungwon and Sujeong.
Sports
Seongnam FC is a professional football club based in the city. The club now competes in the K League 2.
Education
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Seongnam is well-known for one of the highest educational standard. Dong Seoul University and Gachon University are the major universities in the city. Many high schools provide competitive and rigorous education to local students.
Seongnam is under jurisdiction of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education. The municipal office of education reports to Gyeonggi Provincial Superintendent, and is located in Seohyeon-dong, Bundang District.
The city's only international school is Korea International School - Pangyo.
Seongnam is home to the Seongnam Foreign Language High School and Gachon University's primary campus.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gachon.ac.kr/english/sub03/03_info.jsp |title=Gachon University's Admission Contacts |access-date=2019-03-06 |archive-date=2016-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627152104/http://www.gachon.ac.kr/english/sub03/03_info.jsp |url-status=live }}
= Libraries =
In Seongnam, there are 1 provincial library, and 17 municipal libraries.
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snart.or.kr/|script-title=ko:고객감동 문화공간 성남아트센터|website=www.snart.or.kr|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-date=2009-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307180527/http://www.snart.or.kr/|url-status=live}}
- 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 {{convert|-3|C}} isotherm.
{{Weather box
| location = Seongnam (1995–2020 normals)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan high C = 2.6
| Feb high C = 5.8
| Mar high C = 12.0
| Apr high C = 18.9
| May high C = 24.6
| Jun high C = 28.5
| Jul high C = 30.0
| Aug high C = 30.9
| Sep high C = 26.7
| Oct high C = 20.5
| Nov high C = 12.4
| Dec high C = 4.5
| year high C = 18.1
| Jan mean C = -1.8
| Feb mean C = 0.9
| Mar mean C = 6.5
| Apr mean C = 12.9
| May mean C = 18.6
| Jun mean C = 23.2
| Jul mean C = 25.8
| Aug mean C = 26.5
| Sep mean C = 21.7
| Oct mean C = 14.9
| Nov mean C = 7.5
| Dec mean C = 0.2
| year mean C = 13.1
| Jan low C = -6.0
| Feb low C = -3.4
| Mar low C = 1.6
| Apr low C = 7.5
| May low C = 13.1
| Jun low C = 18.5
| Jul low C = 22.4
| Aug low C = 22.9
| Sep low C = 17.4
| Oct low C = 10.0
| Nov low C = 3.2
| Dec low C = -3.8
| year low C = 8.6
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 14.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 25.3
| Mar precipitation mm = 36.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 64.7
| May precipitation mm = 85.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 111.8
| Jul precipitation mm = 375.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 320.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 131.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 45.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 44.5
| Dec precipitation mm = 19.6
| year precipitation mm = 1274.8
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 3.5
| Feb precipitation days = 3.7
| Mar precipitation days = 5.7
| Apr precipitation days = 7.0
| May precipitation days = 7.5
| Jun precipitation days = 8.0
| Jul precipitation days = 13.9
| Aug precipitation days = 13.2
| Sep precipitation days = 7.4
| Oct precipitation days = 5.2
| Nov precipitation days = 7.0
| Dec precipitation days = 4.9
| source = Korea Meteorological Administration
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211110/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| archive-date = 29 January 2022
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| title = Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 7 June 2023
| language = ko}}
}}
Transportation
;Subway/Train
- Great Train eXpress Line A
- Suin–Bundang Line
- Gyeonggang Line
- Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 8
- Shinbundang Line
;Bus
- (Red Bus)
- 90OO, 93OO, 94OO (OO means another number excl. 01) to Gangnam District or Jung District, Seoul
- (Green Bus)- Gyeonggi Bus
- Green bus to Seoul, Gwangju, Yongin, western Gyeonggi Province, 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
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea}}
Seongnam is twinned with:{{cite web|script-title=ko:국외|url=https://www.seongnam.go.kr/city/1000023/10016/contents.do|website=seongnam.go.kr|publisher=Seongnam|language=ko|access-date=2020-04-17|archive-date=2020-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928051509/https://www.seongnam.go.kr/city/1000023/10016/contents.do|url-status=live}}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Aurora, United States (1992)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Piracicaba, Brazil (1986)
- {{flagicon|CHN}} 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
- Lee Ga-hyun, member of K-pop girl group Dreamcatcher
- Cho Seung-Youn, South Korean solo artist
See also
{{Portal|South Korea}}
- 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Seongnam}}
- [http://www.seongnam.go.kr/EN/main.do The Official Website of the Seongnam City] {{in lang|en}}
- [http://www.sncouncil.go.kr/source/english/ The Official Website of the Seongnam City Council] {{in lang|en}}
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