Seongnam

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Seongnam

성남
城南
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul성남시
 • Hanja城南市
 • Revised RomanizationSeongnam-si
 • McCune-ReischauerSŏngnam-si
Bundang destrict o Seongnam
Bundang destrict o Seongnam
Location of Seongnam
Kintra Sooth Korea
RegionSudogwon
Admeenistrative diveesions3 gu, 44 dong
Area
 • Total141.70 km2 (54.71 sq mi)
Population
 • Total981,390
 • Density6925.8/km2 (17,938/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul

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 thare durin the 70's an 80's. The ceety featurt a netwirk o roads, tae Seoul an ither major ceeties, frae the early 70's on. The day, Seongnam haes merged wi the metropolitan netwirk o Seoul. Bundang, ane o destricts in Seongnam, wis developed in the 1990's.

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