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Baekhyeon-dong

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Administrative Divisions of Bundang

Baekhyeon-dong (Korean백현동; Hanja柏峴洞) is a dong of Bundang district in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. As of January 1, 2024, the population of Baekhyeon-dong is 26,873, spanning 10,431 households. It comprises 1.58km2 or 1.12% of Bundang-gu.[1] In July 1973, it was upgraded from Baekhyeon-ri (백현리; 柏峴里) to Baekhyeon-dong. Baekhyeon derives its name from a large pine tree on the ridge of the hill behind the village, and gradually it became the name of the village.[2]

Korean administrative map of Bundang-gu with Baekyeon-dong included; it is on the southern side of Pangyo-dong in the English map.

Education

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Baekhyeon-dong is home to the following educational institutions:[3]

  • Bopyeong Elementary School [ko] (보평초등학교; 洑坪初等學校)
  • Seongnam Hwarang Elementary School [ko] (성남화랑초등학교; 城南화랑初等學校)
  • Shinbaekhyun Elementary School [ko] (신백현초등학교; 新柏峴初等學校)
  • Shinbaekhyun Middle School [ko] (신백현중학교; 新柏峴中學校)
  • Bopyeong Middle School [ko] (보평중학교; 洑坪中學校)
  • Bopyeong High School [ko] (보평고등학교; 洑坪高等學校)
  • Seongnam Foreign Language High School (성남외국어고등학교; 城南外國語高等學校)[4]
  • Korea International School Pangyo Campus[5]


  1. ^ "우리동현황". www.bundang-gu.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  2. ^ "우리동역사". www.bundang-gu.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  3. ^ "관내주요시설". www.bundang-gu.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  4. ^ "성남외국어고등학교". www.schoolinfo.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  5. ^ "Home - Korea International School". www.kis.or.kr. Retrieved 2025-03-01.