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Pusan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and some of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification . Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The full metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam-gu, Busan
Nam District (literally ''south district'') is a '' gu'', or district, in south central Busan, South Korea. Much of Nam-gu sticks out into the Sea of Japan ( East Sea), forming a peninsula which separates Suyeong Bay from Busan Harbor. It has an area of 25.91 km². Nam-gu officially became a ''gu'' of Busan in 1975. In 1995 part of Nam-gu was divided to form Suyeong-gu. The Busan International Finance Center is located here. Demographics Nam-gu is home to some 300,000 people, for a population density exceeding 11,000 per square kilometer. Less than 1,000 of its inhabitants are non-Korean. Busan Subway The Busan Subway (line 2) passes through Nam-gu, where an interchange connects it to the highway leading to the Gwangan Bridge. Six subway stations along Busan Subway (line 2) are located in Nam-gu, going from ''Kyungsung University'' · ''Pukyong National University'' Station to ''Busan International Finance Center'' Station. Geography Nam-gu contains a total of 7 islands, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geumjeong-gu
Geumjeong District is a district in north central Busan, South Korea. Approximately 7.3% of Busan's population is in Geumjeong-gu. The Hoedong Reservoir is located on the district's eastern boundary, and the mountain Geumjeongsan on the west. Because of this, 75% of the district's land is restricted from residential development. The district's population is concentrated in the valley of the Oncheoncheon stream, a tributary of the Suyeonggang. Notable landmarks include Beomeosa, a Buddhist temple dating to the Silla dynasty, and Geumjeongsan, the mountain which overlooks much of the district. Geumjeongsan is topped by the walls of the Geumjeongsanseong, which were built in the Joseon Dynasty. Several colleges and universities are located in Geumjeong-gu. The most prominent of these is Pusan National University. Geumjeong-gu serves as a nexus of transit connections between central Busan and the rest of Korea. The northern end of Busan Subway Line 1 lies in Nopo-dong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suh Byung-soo
Suh Byung-soo (Korean: 서병수, born 9 January 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the Mayor of Busan from 2014 to 2018. He previously served as the Member of the National Assembly for Haeundae- Gijang 1st constituency from 2002 to 2014 and the Mayor of Haeundae from 2000 to 2002. A member of the conservative People Power, Suh was elected the Mayor of Busan on 4 June 2014, defeating the independent candidate Oh Keo-don. In 2018, he ran for re-election but lost to Oh, who ran under the Democratic banner. Early life Suh Byung-soo was born in 1952, in the town of Daun, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang (now Daun-dong, Central District, Ulsan), to the son of Suh Seok-in (died in 2020), the founder of Woojin Service who had served as the Member of the Busan Metropolican Council from 1991 to 1995 and the Mayor of Haeundae from 1995 to 1998. His mom died in February 1997. He is the eldest among 4 sons and a daughter to the ex-Haeundae Mayor; he is the brother to Suh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan Metropolitan Council
The Busan Metropolitan Council () is the local council of Busan, South Korea. There is a total of 47 members, with 42 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 5 members elected in Party-list proportional representation. Current composition Negotiation groups can be formed by five or more members. There are currently two negotiation groups in the council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea and the Liberty Korea Party. Organization The structure of Council consists of: *Chairman *Two Vice Chairmen *Standing Committees **Steering Committee **Plannung and Administration Committee **Economy and Culture Committee **Welfare and Environmental Committee **Maritime Affairs and Transportation Committee **Urban Safety Committee **Education Committee *Special Committee **Special Committee on Buddet & Accounts **Special Committee on Ethics **Special Committee on Decentralization **Special Committee on Local Economy *Council Secretariat **Secretary General ***Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revised Romanization
Revised Romanization of Korean () is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. It was developed by the National Academy of the Korean Language from 1995 and was released to the public on 7 July 2000 by South Korea's Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Proclamation No. 2000-8. The new system addressed problems in the implementation of the McCune–Reischauer system, such as the phenomena where different consonants and vowels became indistinguishable in the absence of special symbols. To be specific, under the McCune–Reischauer system, Korean consonants ''(k)'', ''(t)'', ''(p)'' and ''(ch)'' and ''(kʼ)'', ''(tʼ)'', ''(pʼ)'' and ''(chʼ)'' became indistinguishable when the apostrophe was removed. In addition, Korean vowels ''(ŏ)'' and ''(o)'', as well as ''(ŭ)'' and ''(u)'', became indistinguishable when the breve was removed. Especially in internet use, where omission of apostrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busanjin-gu
Busanjin District 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. Administrative divisions Busanjin-gu is divided into 11 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 20 administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Bujeon-dong (釜田洞) (2 administrative ''dong'') * Beomjeon-dong (凡田洞) (part of the administrative Bujeon 1(il)-dong) * Yeonji-dong (蓮池洞) * Choeup-dong (草邑洞) * Yangjeong-dong (楊亭洞) (2 administrative ''dong'') * Jeonpo-dong (田浦洞) (2 administrative ''dong'') * Buam-dong (釜岩洞) (2 administrative ''dong'') * Danggam-dong (堂甘洞) (3 administrative ''dong'') * Gaya-dong (伽倻洞) (2 administrative ''dong'') * Gaegeum-dong (開琴洞) (3 administrative ''dong'') * Beomcheon-dong (凡川洞) (2 administrative ''dong'') Politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Special Cities Of South Korea
Special cities are one of the first-level administrative divisions within South Korea. There is one first-level city in South Korea: Seoul. Position in hierarchy and types Special cities have equal status to provinces in the South Korean administrative scheme, and are among the highest-ranked administrative divisions of South Korea. There are three kinds of first-level city in South Korea. * Seoul was designated a "special free city" (''teukbyeol jayusi''; ; ) separate from Gyeonggi Province on August 15, 1946; it became a "special city" on August 15, 1949. * Metropolitan cities were called "direct control (meaning directly-administered) city" (''jikhalsi''; ; ) before 1995. Administration In South Korean special city and metropolitan cities, the Mayor is the highest-ranking official in charge. The Mayor is directly elected by the people registered in the city for a duration of four years. e.g. Mayor of Seoul. Metropolitan functions such as water supply and public transport ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dong District, Busan
Dong District (literally ''east district'') is a '' gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. It was one of the first 6 ''gu'' of Busan established in 1957. Busan Station is located in Dong-gu. Dong-gu has a status of sister localities with Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju and Zhifu District in Yantai City, China. Administrative divisions Dong-gu is divided into 4 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 17 administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Choryang-dong (5 administrative ''dong'') * Sujeong-dong (5 administrative ''dong'') * Jwacheon-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') * Beomil-dong (5 administrative ''dong'') Politics The area is represented in the National Assembly by the West District and East District Busan (South Korean Legislature Constituency) Education International schools include: * Overseas Chinese High School, Busan * Chinese Korea Busan School (kindergarten and elementary school) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo-gu, Busan
Seo District (literally ''west district'') is a '' gu'', or district, in south-west central Busan, South Korea. Administrative divisions Seo-gu is divided into 8 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 14 administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Dongdaesin-dong/East Daesin (3 administrative ''dong'') * Seodaesin-dong/West Daesin (3 administrative ''dong'') * Bumin-dong * Ami-dong * Chojang-dong * Chungmu-dong * Nambumin-dong/South Bumin (3 administrative ''dong'') * Amnam-dong In 1998 ''Ami 1-dong'' and ''Ami 2-dong'' were merged. In 2003 ''Seodaesin 2-dong'' and ''Seodaesin 1-dong'' were merged. Politics The area is represented in the National Assembly by the West District and East District Busan (South Korean Legislature Constituency) Sister cities * Changhai, China See also *Geography of South Korea *Subdivisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasang-gu
Sasang District is a '' gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 35.84 km2, and a population of about 275,000. Sasang-gu became a ''gu'' of Busan in 1995. Administrative divisions Sasang-gu is divided into 8 legal ''dong'', which all together comprise 14 administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Mora-dong (3 administrative ''dong'') * Deokpo-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') * Jurye-dong (3 administrative ''dong'') * Samnak-dong * Gwaebeop-dong * Hakjang-dong * Eomgung-dong * Gamjeon-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') Sister cities * Ganjingzi, China See also *Geography of South Korea *Subdivisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ... References External links Sasang-gu website Districts of Busan {{SouthKorea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saha-gu
Saha District is a '' gu'' in western Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 40.89 km², and a population of about 375,000. About a third of the area is forest land. Saha-gu became a ''gu'' of Busan in 1983. It is home to the Seunghak Campus of Dong-A University. Administrative divisions Saha-gu is divided into 8 legal ''dong'', which all together comprise 16 administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Goejeong-dong (4 administrative ''dong'') * Dangni-dong * Hadan-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') * Sinpyeong-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') * Jangnim-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') * Dadae-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') * Gupyeong-dong *Gamcheon-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') Sister cities * Dongli, China See also *Busan *Geography of South Korea South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeongdo District
Yeongdo District is a ''Subdivisions of South Korea, gu'' in Busan, South Korea. The ''gu'' itself is limited to Yeong-do (''Yeong Island'') located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of ''gu'' in 1957. The Korea Maritime and Ocean University and the National Maritime Museum, South Korea, National Maritime Museum of Korea are located in Yeongdo-gu. Origin of the Name "Yeongdo" The former name of Yeong-do (''Yeong Island'') was Jeolyeong-do (''Jeolyeong Island''). Mythologically, horses that could run a thousand miles, so-called "''Chollima",'' lived on this island. Because the horses living on this island could run so fast that their shadows could not follow them, this island was called, "Jeolyeong-do". After the South Korea government arranged their administrative divisions' names, the name of the island was changed to, "Yeongdo-gu. Administrative divisions Yeongdo-gu is divided into 22 legal ''dong'', which all together comprise 11 administrative '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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