Seongnam

Seongnam is the seicond lairgest ceety in Sooth Korea's Gyeonggi-do efter Suwon an the 9t lairgest ceety in the kintra, wi a population o nearly 1 million. The lairgely residential ceety is locatit immediately sooth o Seoul an belangs tae the Seoul Naitional Caipital Aurie.

Seongnam, the first planned ceety in Korea's history, wis conceived durin the era o preses Park Chung-Hee for the purpose o industrializin the naition bi concentratin electronic, textile, an petrochemical facilities there durin the 70's an 80's. The ceety featured a netwirk o roads, tae Seoul an ither major ceeties, frae the early 70's on. Today, Seongnam haes merged wi the metropolitan netwirk o Seoul. Bundang, ane o districts in Seongnam, wis developed in the 1990's.

Sister ceeties

• Piracicaba, Brazil (1986)
• Aurora, Colorado, Unitit States (1992)
• Shenyang, Cheenae (1998)
• Cairns, Australie
• Ohrid, Macedonie

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