Busanjin-gu
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Busanjin-gu is a gu in central Busan
, South Korea
. It has an area of 29.7 km², and a population of about 410,000. The name is sometimes abbreviated locally as "Jin-gu". Busanjin-gu is home to a major shopping, entertainment, and business area called Seomyeon.
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It has an area of 29.7 km², and a population of about 410,000. The name is sometimes abbreviated locally as "Jin-gu". Busanjin-gu is home to a major shopping, entertainment, and business area called Seomyeon.
Administrative divisions
Busanjin-gu is divided into 11 legal dong, which altogether comprise 25 administrative dong, as follows:- Bujeon-dong (釜田洞) (2 administrative dong)
- Beomjeon-dong (凡田洞)
- Yeonji-dong (蓮池洞)
- Choeup-dong (草邑洞)
- Yangjeong-dong (楊亭洞) (2 administrative dong)
- Jeonpo-dong (田浦洞) (3 administrative dong)
- Buam-dong (釜岩洞) (2 administrative dong)
- Danggam-dong (堂甘洞) (4 administrative dong)
- Gaya-dong (伽倻洞) (3 administrative dong)
- Gaegeum-dong (開琴洞) (3 administrative dong)
- Beomcheon-dong (凡川洞) (3 administrative dong)
See also
- Busanjin StationBusanjin StationBusanjin Station is a railway station in Busanjin ward, Busan, southeast South Korea. It is the terminus of the Donghae Nambu Line to Pohang, and a stop on the Gyeongbu Line to Seoul. The station was closed down in 2005....
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- Geography of South KoreaGeography of South KoreaSouth Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of border running along the DMZ. South Korea is mostly surrounded by...