Daejeon is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis,with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in a lowland valley in the central region of South Korea,Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation for major rail and road routes,as well as for technology and administration sectors. The city is known for celebrating its natural environment,with most mountains,forests,hot springs,and rivers freely open for public use. Daejeon is approximately 50 minutes from the capital,Seoul,by KTX or SRT high speed rail.
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 22 rapid transit,light metro,commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including the Incheon metropolis and satellite cities in Gyeonggi province. Some regional lines in the network stretch out beyond the Seoul Metropolitan Area to rural areas in northern Chungnam province and western Gangwon province,that lie over 100 km away from the capital.
Hwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province,South Korea. It has the largest area of farmland of any city or county in Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Subway Line 1 passes through Hwaseong,stopping at Byeongjeom Station.
Gwangmyeong is a city in Gyeonggi Province,South Korea. It borders Seoul to the east,north and northeast,Anyang to the southeast,Siheung to the southwest,and Bucheon to the northeast.
Seongnam is the second largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the tenth largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city located immediately southeast of Seoul and belongs to the Seoul National Capital Area.
Yongsan District is one of the 25 districts of Seoul,South Korea.
The Shinbundang Line or DX Line for Dynamic Express Line is a 31 km (19 mi) long line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the world's fifth subway to run completely driverless and the second completely driverless metro line to open in South Korea,after Busan Subway Line 4. It connects Gangnam Station and Gwanggyo Station in 37 minutes,a feat achieved by being the first line to operate South Korea's next-generation subway car travelling at over 90 km/h (56 mph),with the fastest average speed of any subway line in the country.
Bundang-gu is the largest and most populous district (gu) of Seongnam,a major city in the Seoul Capital Area,South Korea. Bundang-gu is one of South Korea's wealthiest and highest developed areas,being the nation's first and largest completely artificial city built in the early 1990s. Many high-rise luxury condos moved in the early 2000s,with a second planned city built in the late 2000s called Pangyo in the same district. Apartment prices are the second highest in Gyeonggi-do after Gwacheon and 10th highest nationwide,higher than many central Seoul districts such as Mapo-gu or Jongno-gu. Apartments around Pangyo station and the high-rise luxury condos around Jeongja station and Sunae station rival prices in the most expensive areas in the country. Unlike older cities such as Seoul,Bundang has no telephone poles overground,resulting in a clean cityscape with well-designed streets.
The Capital Region First Ring Expressway is an expressway,circular beltway or ring road around Seoul,South Korea. It connects satellite cities around Seoul,Ilsan,Namyangju,Hanam,Pyeongchon,Jungdong,Bundang,Pangyo,Sanbon and Gimpo. The expressway runs 127.6 km. Seoul Ring Expressway is currently under construction to widen the expressway between Anhyeon Junction to Seongnam which is expected to be finished in 2016.
Seohyeon-dong refers to two of the 19 dongs of Bundang-gu,Seongnam,South Korea,Seohyeon-1-dong and Seohyeon-2-dong. The total area is 8.36 km²,with a population of 52,950,32,686 in Seohyeon-1-dong (7.57 km²)[](May 2014) and 20,264 in Seohyeon-2-dong (0.79 km²)[](May 2014). To south there is Sunae-dong,to north there is Imae-dong,to west there are Baekhyeon-dong and Pangyo-dong,to east there are Bundang-dong and Gwangju city. It includes the busiest place in Bundang,AK Plaza. Ak plaza's clock tower is the most famous meeting place in Bundang.
Pangyo refers to a planned city surrounding Pangyo-dong,Baekhyeon-dong,Unjung-dong,and Sampyeong-dong of Bundang-gu and Siheung-dong and Sasong-dong of Sujeong-gu.
Suseo is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and Suin–Bundang Line. It was the southeastern terminus of Line 3,until the Line 3 extension to Ogeum station opened on February 18,2010. Along with Yangjae Station,this station serves as an important transfer point between Line 3 and buses from/to southern cities such as Seongnam,Yongin,and Suwon.
Guro District (Guro-gu) is a district of Seoul,South Korea,which was separated from Yeongdeungpo District on April 1,1980. Located in the southwestern part of the city,where besides Yangcheon District and Geumcheon District Guro District has an important position as a transport link which contains railroads,land routes from the rest of Seoul to the south of the country. The Gyeongbu and Gyeongin railway lines connect Seoul to Busan and Incheon. In addition,Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines 1,2,and 7,and major highways intersect in Guro District.
Suji-gu,or Suji,is one of the three city districts in Yongin City,South Korea which is approximately 29 km south of Seoul. Suji became a city district on October 31,2005,about nine years after Yongin officially became a city. When Yongin City was established in 1996,both urban and rural areas were covered to become a part of the city;thus to this day,Yongin's urbanization is varied throughout different regions of the city. Suji is one of the most urbanized areas of Yongin,as it borders Seongnam City's Bundang District and Suwon City,two more well developed areas. Home to the newly built Shinsegae Department Store and Dankook University in one of its towns,Jukjeon,Suji is rapidly developing as Yongin City becomes more and more urbanized. In recent years,the district has attracted upper-class Koreans,with the completion of the Samsung East Palace in 2010.
Bundang is a planned community in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam,South Korea. It was developed to encourage affordable housing and urban decentralization. The community has a sports complex,a park and a youth center.
The Seoul Capital Area (SCA),Sudogwon or Gyeonggi region is the metropolitan area of Seoul,Incheon,and Gyeonggi Province,located in north-west South Korea. Its population of 26 million is ranked as the fifth largest metropolitan area in the world. Its area is about 12,685 km2 (4,898 sq mi). It forms the cultural,commercial,financial,industrial,and residential center of South Korea. The largest city is Seoul,with a population of approximately 10 million people,followed by Incheon,with 3 million inhabitants.
Pangyo Techno Valley (PTV) is an industrial complex in the city of Pangyo,Seongnam,Gyeonggi Province,South Korea. It is also known as the Silicon Valley of Korea. The complex focuses on information technology,biotech,cultural technology and fusion technology. One of the benefits of the diversity of fields and businesses is the maximized growth potential in the field of high-tech technology through exchanges between the companies. The location within a major metropolitan area creates synergy effects because of the proximity to other techno valleys or adjacent knowledge-based infrastructure clusters in the province. The business environment of the PTV is supported by the government of the Gyeonggi Province through the implementation of various support facilities as for examples a R&D center or public support center.
Hagik Station is an under-construction railway station on Suin Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system.
The Suseo–Pyeongtaek high-speed railway,also known as Suseo HSR,is a high-speed rail line from Suseo station in southeast Seoul to a junction with the existing Gyeongbu high-speed railway in South Korea. The line was built to ensure southeast Seoul and southern Gyeonggi-do have high-speed rail connections.
LH land speculation scandal in South Korea is a suspicion that some employees of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) have speculatively concentrated land worth 10 billion won in the Gwangmyeong and Siheung new town business areas,the largest of the Moon Jae-in government's third New Town plan since 2018.
