Bongha Village

Bongha Maeul

봉하 마을
Bongha Maeul 봉하 마을
	Bongha Village
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	봉하 마을
• Revised Romanization	Bongha Maeul
• McCune-Reischauer	Pongha Maŭl
	Bongha Maeul
	Coordinates: 35°18′51″N 128°46′10.4″E
Country	South Korea
Province	South Gyeongsang Province

Bongha Maeul (봉하 마을; lit. "Bongha village") is a town in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located near Gimhae and Busan, in southeastern South Korea. Bongha Maeul is notable for being the hometown of former President of South Korea Roh Moo-hyun,[1] who committed suicide there on May 23, 2009.[2]

Roh Moo-hyun's birthplace in Bongha

References

PLANET, LONELY (2016-07-07). Corée - 4ed (in French). Place Des Editeurs. p. 380. ISBN 9782816157260.
Choe Sang-hun (May 23, 2009). "Despair Overwhelmed Former South Korean Leader Embroiled in Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

External links

Panoramio (Bongha is the village across the valley in this photo; Bonsan-ni is the closer one)
travelro - photoes of Bongha

35°18′52″N 128°46′15″E

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[1] PLANET, LONELY (2016-07-07). Corée - 4ed (in French). Place Des Editeurs. p. 380. ISBN 9782816157260.

[2] Choe Sang-hun (May 23, 2009). "Despair Overwhelmed Former South Korean Leader Embroiled in Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2022.