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Seongnam
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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.
Quick Facts Seongnam 성남城南, Korean transcription(s) ...
Seongnam 성남 城南 | |
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Municipal Ceety | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 성남시 |
• Hanja | 城南市 |
• Revised Romanization | Seongnam-si |
• McCune-Reischauer | Sŏngnam-si |
![]() Bundang destrict o Seongnam | |
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Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Sudogwon |
Admeenistrative diveesions | 3 gu, 44 dong |
Area | |
• Total | 141.70 km2 (54.71 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 981,390 |
• Density | 6925.8/km2 (17,938/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Seoul |
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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.