Bucheon is located 25 kilometers (16 mi) away from Seoul, of which it is a satellite city.

Bucheon is the second most densely populated city in South Korea after Seoul,[3] and as a result, administrative districts were abolished in July 2016 in favor of providing greater public service in community centers.

Bucheon was divided into Nam-gu ("south", 남구) and Jung-gu ("central", 중구) along the Seoul-Incheon trainline.

Bucheon Bus Terminal has buses connecting to different cities and provinces throughout the country.

In addition, the city is getting a completely new subway line in the future which will connect Bucheon's northern Wonjeong area to Hongik University station.

[11] There are a number of churches in Bucheon, including a Full Gospel Church near Lotte Department Store and the English-language "Bucheon Onnuri English Ministry" (BOEM)[12] in Sang Dong.

There is also a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located a short ways north of Bucheon station.