Bongdam
Encyclopedia
Bongdam is a town in the city of Hwaseong in South Korea
. Covering over 4000 hectares, the town is the focus of a planned community
, primarily as a commuter town
for the bordering city of Suwon
.
. No major streams pass through the town, though its plain is drained in entirety to Sihwa.
, Hyupsung University, Suwon Catholic University, the Haeran Campus of Suwon Women's University, Jangan College, and Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries. The town also has a high school, three middle schools and seven primary schools.
used to pass through Suyeong-ri in the far north of Bongdam. The Suin Line is currently being reconstructed and will form part of the Seoul Subway
network. It is planned for a station named Bongdam, two stops from Suwon
, to be operating by 2012, though this station will be just outside Bongdam, in Suwon
's Omokcheon-dong. Also, all KTX trains pass through Bongdam, though the town does not have a station on this line.
17 and 400.
tombs in Maha-ri and other important graves - those of Lee Gon (이곤) in Sang-ri, and Buncheon-ri's tombs of Seo Geojeong (서거정) and Choi Rubaek (최루백), are among the oldest significant remains in Bongdam. There are also two older Buddhist temples: Beopheungsa in Sugi-ri, Bogwangsa in Wangnim-ri.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Covering over 4000 hectares, the town is the focus of a planned community
Planned community
A planned community, or planned city, is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are less frequent in planned communities since...
, primarily as a commuter town
Commuter town
A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...
for the bordering city of Suwon
Suwon
Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety"....
.
History
- April 1, 1914: Suwon-gun (수원군)'s Sambong-myeon (삼봉면 - ) and Galdam-myeon (갈담면 - ) were combined, forming Bongdam-myeon (봉담면 - ), a town of 15 villages.
- August 14, 1949: As Suwon-eup was raised in status to Suwon-bu, the remainder of Suwon-gun was renamed Hwaseong-gun. (Suwon-bu became a city soon afterwards.)
- February 15, 1983: Bibong-myeon's village of Sanggi-ri left Bibong-myeon and became part of Bongdam-myeon, completing the 16 villages which remain in Bongdam today.
- May 1992: Bongdam-myeon's council office moved from 31-3 Sang-ri to the nearby newly-constructed facility at 27-1 Sang-ri.
- April 1, 1998: Bongdam's status was raised from myeon to eup.
- March 21, 2001: Hwaseong's status was raised from gun (county) to si (city).
- March 20, 2008: Much of the housing in Donghwa-ri was cleared for a new housing development.
Geography
Bongdam is bounded to the north-west by the hills of Sambongsan (삼봉산 - : 271m) and Taehaengsan (태행산 - : 266m), to the west by Geocheon Reservoir and Geondalsan (건달산 - : 328m), to the south-west by Deogu Reservoir and Cheolmasan (철마산 - : 123m), to the south-east by Seobongsan (서봉산 - : 250.3m), to the east by Taebongsan (태봉산 - : 224m) and Botong Reservoir, and to the north-east by Gogeumsan (고금산 - : 87m) and the city of SuwonSuwon
Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety"....
. No major streams pass through the town, though its plain is drained in entirety to Sihwa.
Demographics
Bongdam's population is currently increasing, and this is expected to continue as further housing developments are planned. The foreign population stands at 4.6%, approximately double the national average.Administrative Divisions
Bongdam is divided into 16 ri (villages):- Buncheon-ri (분천리)
- Dangha-ri (당하리)
- Deogu-ri (덕우리)
- Deok-ri (덕리)
- Donghwa-ri (동화리)
- Hagadeung-ri (하가등리)
- Maha-ri (마하리)
- Nae-ri (내리)
- Sanggi-ri (상기리)
- Sang-ri (상리)
- Segok-ri (세곡리)
- Sugi-ri (수기리)
- Suyeong-ri (수영리)
- Wangnim-ri (왕림리)
- Wau-ri (와우리)
- Yu-ri (유리)
Education
Bongdam is home to six institutes of higher education: the University of SuwonUniversity of Suwon
The University of Suwon is a university in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was founded by the Kowoon Foundation in 1977 and its current president is Dr...
, Hyupsung University, Suwon Catholic University, the Haeran Campus of Suwon Women's University, Jangan College, and Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries. The town also has a high school, three middle schools and seven primary schools.
Rail
Trains on the former Suin LineSuin Line
The Suin Line is a former narrow-gauge railway in South Korea. The narrow-gauge line, which connected Suwon to Namincheon via Ansan and Siheung, was abandoned in 1995, but the Suin Line is currently being reconstructed in standard gauge and double track as an integral part of the Seoul...
used to pass through Suyeong-ri in the far north of Bongdam. The Suin Line is currently being reconstructed and will form part of the Seoul Subway
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway or Metropolitan Subway in Seoul, in Seoul, South Korea, is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world, with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's thirteen lines...
network. It is planned for a station named Bongdam, two stops from Suwon
Suwon Station
Suwon Station is a railway station in the city of Suwon, South Korea. The station was completely redeveloped in 2002 and 2003, and is now integrated with the Aekyung Shopping Mall. This station serves the national Gyeongbu Line and Line 1 of the Seoul subway, which runs services from Soyosan...
, to be operating by 2012, though this station will be just outside Bongdam, in Suwon
Suwon
Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety"....
's Omokcheon-dong. Also, all KTX trains pass through Bongdam, though the town does not have a station on this line.
Road
Bongdam has an interchange on combined motorwaysRoads and expressways in South Korea
Expressways in South Korea were originally numbered in order of construction. Since August 24, 2001, they have been numbered in a scheme somewhat similar to that of the Interstate Highway System in the United States; the icons of the South Korean highways are similar to the US red, white and...
17 and 400.
Culture
The BaekjeBaekje
Baekje or Paekche was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
tombs in Maha-ri and other important graves - those of Lee Gon (이곤) in Sang-ri, and Buncheon-ri's tombs of Seo Geojeong (서거정) and Choi Rubaek (최루백), are among the oldest significant remains in Bongdam. There are also two older Buddhist temples: Beopheungsa in Sugi-ri, Bogwangsa in Wangnim-ri.