Bongha Village

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]

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

Roh Moo-hyun's birthplace in Bongha

References

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.

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