Seongnam-si
Seongnam is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country.
Seongnam is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon 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.
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Worth seeing in and around Seongnam-si
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Lotte World Tower
Lotte World Tower is a 123-story, 555 metres supertall skyscraper, located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. It is the sixth-tallest building in the world, the tallest in OECD countries and in South Korea, and also the first in South Korea to be over 100 stories tall.
9.8 km · Skyscraper in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 02Namhansanseong
Namhansanseong is a historic Korean fortress city in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the fortress lies atop the mountain Namhansan and stretches 12 km in length.
5.8 km · fortress in Korea · Wikipedia - 03Lotte World
Lotte World or Lotte World Adventure is a theme park and major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. Opened in July 1989, Lotte World consists of a large indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", shopping malls, a luxury hotel, an observation tower, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities and movie theaters.
9.8 km · Indoor amusement park in Seoul · Wikipedia - 04Olympic Park
Olympic Park, short name Olpark, is an Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea, opened on May 28, 1986. Built at a cost of US$200 million, it was built to host the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
10 km · park in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 05Olympic Gymnastics Arena
The Olympic Gymnastics Arena, also known as the KSPO Dome since 2018, is an indoor arena located within the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. It has a capacity of 15,000.
9.7 km · arena in South Korea · Wikipedia - 06Academy of Korean Studies
The Academy of Korean Studies is a South Korean research and educational institute focusing on Korean studies. It was established on June 22, 1978, by the Ministry of Education & Science Technology.
9.3 km · South Korean research and educational institute · Wikipedia - 07Samjeondo Monument
The Samjeondo Monument is a monument marking the submission of the Korean Joseon dynasty to the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in 1636 after the latter's invasion of the former. Its original name was Daecheong Hwangje Gongdeok Bi, which means the stele to the merits and virtues of the Emperor of the Great Qing.
9.6 km · monument in South Korea · Wikipedia - 08Tancheon Sports Complex
Tancheon Sports Complex is a group of sports facilities in Seongnam, South Korea. Its name was Seongnam 2 Sports Complex but changed to Tancheon Sports Complex in January 2006, naming after Tancheon.
3.6 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 09Gachon University
Gachon University is a private university located in South Korea. The current structure of Gachon university is the result of a merger between four existing universities.
2.7 km · South Korean university · Wikipedia - 10Korea National Sport University
Korea National Sport University is a South Korean national university located in the neighborhood of Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. It is the only national sport university of South Korea and offers degrees from undergraduate to doctoral level.
9.7 km · university in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia
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Getting to Seongnam-si
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 35 km · Incheon (ICN), 62 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 86 km
- Stations
- Daecheong Station, 9.1 km · Jamsil Station, 9.9 km · Hangnyeoul Station, 10 km · Guryong Station, 10 km · Jeongja Station, 8.3 km
- Seoul → Seongnam-si20 km · quickest by road, 46 min · ₩2,680–3,580
- Cheongju → Seongnam-si94 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · ₩12,500–16,700
- Gonghang-ro → Seongnam-si31 km · quickest by road, 59 min · ₩4,580–6,100
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No local-transport research exists yet for Seongnam-si
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Seongnam-si. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Seongnam-si
Seongnam-si is 20 km from Suwon, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Seongnamcity in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea1.2 km
- Suseo-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea7.6 km
- Segok-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea5.6 km
- Bangi-dongneighborhood in Sonpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea9.5 km