Bundang is the southernmost district of Seongnam city. It is also known to being one of the wealthiest regions in Gyeonggi Province. Since it has been recently developed, it is a well organized city with well laid-out streets, new apartment buildings, numerous parks and a good local infrastructure. Unlike many of the older cities, which have yet to be developed. One of the most famous parks in Bundang is Bundang Central Park. Since it's development fifteen years ago, Bundang has become a thriving a robust city. In addition to having it's own subway line. Bundang also has the Seongnam Arts Center. The Seongnam Arts Center first opened it's doors on October 14, 2005. Since then, numerous performing venues have been preformed there. Ranging from ballet, opera, classical music performances and jazz concerts.
The name Bundang was first created while Korea was under Japanese rule. The villages of Bunjeom-ri (분점리, 盆店里) and Dangwu-ri (당우리, 唐隅里) amalgamated to form the village we know today as Bundang.
Bundang is divided into 19 Dong (동, "neighborhoods")
Of the 19 neighborhoods, Jeongja Dong is the most affluent. I live in Seohyeon Dong which is next to Jeongja Dong. The 19 neighborhoods that make up Bundang are as follows:
- Bundang-dong (분당동)
- Gumi-dong (구미동) [Gumi 1-dong (Dongwon-dong: 동원동)]
- Geumgok-1-dong (금곡1동)
- Geumgok-2-dong (금곡2동) [Gungnae-dong: 궁내동]
- Imae-1-dong (이매1동)
- Imae-2-dong (이매2동) [Maesong-dong: 매송동]
- Jeongja-1-dong (정자1동) [Singi-dong: 신기동]
- Jeongja-2-dong (정자2동)
- Jeongja-3-dong (정자3동) [Buljeong-dong: 불정동]
- Pangyo-dong (판교동) [divided into Pangyo-dong and Baekhyeon-dong (백현동)]
- Seohyeon-1-dong (서현1동) [Yuldong: 율동]
- Seohyeon-2-dong (서현2동) [Seodang-dong: 서당동]
- Sunae-1-dong (수내1동) [Chorim-dong: 초림동]
- Sunae-2-dong (수내2동) [Naejeong-dong: 내정동]
- Sunae-3-dong (수내3동)
- Unjung-dong (운중동) [divided into Unjung-dong, Hasanun-dong, Seogun-dong and Daejang-dong (하산운동, 석운동, 대장동)]
- Yatap-1-dong (야탑1동)
- Yatap-2-dong (야탑2동) [Hatap-dong: 하탑동]
- Yatap-3-dong (야탑3동) [Jungtap-dong: 중탑동]
