Bupyeong

English

Etymology

Romanization of Korean 부평(富平) (Bupyeong).

Proper noun

Bupyeong

1. One of the 10 administrative divisions that comprise Incheon, South Korea.
   • 2010, Jonathan Hopfner, “Prime Living Locations”, in Living Abroad in South Korea (Moon)‎^[1], 1st edition, Avalon Travel, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 192:

     Strategically located at the intersection of the Seoul and Incheon subway lines, Bupyeong is a relatively new and rapidly developing area of wide roads and orderly apartment blocks, prized for its convenience and abundance of facilities, which include the city’s largest gym, a lively nightlife district, and a massive underground shopping complex connected to Bupyeong subway station.

   • 2010 April 22, Jim Motavalli, “G.M. Looks for Design Edge With New Studio in Seoul”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 November 2023‎^[3]:

     The advanced design studio has moved from Bupyeong, Incheon, to the fashionable Seoul neighborhood of Gangnam, evidently Seoul’s answer to Greenwich Village.