| Bongdam | |
| Native Name: | 봉담 峰潭 |
| Native Name Lang: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 봉담읍 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Bongdam-eup |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | Pongdam-ŭp |
| Pushpin Map: | South Korea |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Korea |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudogwon |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Seoul |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.703 |
| Population As Of: | January 2011 |
| Population Total: | 67694 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1585.2 |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 16 ri |
| Coordinates: | 37.22°N 126.9494°W |
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.
A town located in the midwestern part of Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do. It is bordered by Jeongnam-myeon, Gian-dong, and Annyeong-dong to the east, Bibong-myeon and Paltan-myeon to the west, Hyangnam-eup (Balan) to the south, and Maesong-myeon and Omokcheon-dong, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si to the north.
Bongdam is bounded to the north-west by the hills of Sambongsan (삼봉산 - : 271 m) and Taehaengsan (태행산 - : 266 m), to the west by Geocheon Reservoir and Geondalsan (건달산 - : 328 m), to the south-west by Deogu Reservoir and Cheolmasan (철마산 - : 123 m), to the south-east by Seobongsan (서봉산 - : 250.3m), to the east by Taebongsan (태봉산 - : 224 m) and Botong Reservoir, and to the north-east by Gogeumsan (고금산 - : 87 m) and the city of Suwon. No major streams pass through the town, though its plain is drained in entirety to Sihwa.
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.[1]
Bongdam is divided into 16 ri (villages):
Bongdam is home to six institutes of higher education: the University of Suwon, 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.[2]
Trains on the former Suin Line 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.
Bongdam has an interchange on combined motorways 17 and 400.
The Baekje 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.
It is scheduled to be built in Joam-ri, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, and the apartment complex consists of a large complex that can accommodate a total of 2,329 households.Access to Songsan Mado IC and Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway makes it easy to move around Seoul and nearby Ansan in less than 10 minutes if you use National Road 77. Subsequently, the second outer ring road connecting Incheon to Dongducheon is scheduled to open, and once Shinansan Station and the West Coast double-track train are opened, it is possible to reach Yeouido, the financial center, within 30 minutes.After the completion of the 1st~5th pre-sale, the 6th Seohee Star Hills in Seulhang-ri, Hwaseong, and the 7th Seohee Star Hills in Namyang, Hwaseong will be additionally sold.