Bangbae-dong was Bangbae-ri, Sangbuk-myeon, Gwacheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do until the end of the Joseon Dynasty, but became Bangbae-ri, Sindong-myeon, Siheung-gun, Gyeonggi-do in 1914 when the area was confirmed during the Japanese colonial period. It was incorporated into the Seoul Metropolitan Government following the expansion of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's zone in 1963, and became Bangbae-dong to this day. The location is Dong at the western end of Seocho-gu, and it is an area from the intersection of the road from Seoul to Gwacheon City and the southern circulation road to Umyeon Mountain.
Bangbae-dong was initially known as Bangbae-ri in Sangbuk-myeon, Gwacheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do until the end of the Joseon Dynasty but later became Bangbae-ri in Sindong-myeon, Siheung-gun, Gyeonggi-do in 1914 during the Japanese colonial period. It was integrated into the Seoul Metropolitan Government after the expansion of its zone in 1963 and has remained as Bangbae-dong to this day. The location is Dong at the western end of Seocho-gu, situated where the road from Seoul to Gwacheon City meets the southern circulation road to Umyeon Mountain.