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. 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

The northern part of Busanjin is represented by Busanjin District First national assembly constituency and the southern part of Busanjin is represented by Busanjin District Second national assembly constituency

Economy

Air Busan Air Busan Co., Ltd., operating as Air Busan () is a low-cost airline based in Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea. It is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The airline began its operation in 2007 as Busan International Airlines Company (); it launched ...

has its headquarters in Busanjin-gu.

Daewoo Bus Corporation Zyle Daewoo Bus, formerly "Zyle Daewoo Commercial Vehicle" is a South Korean manufacturer of buses and is majority owned by Young-An Hat Company, based in Busan. It was established in 2002 as a successor to previous merger, Daewoo Motor Company ...

has the Busan Plant located.Busan Plant

Busan Citizens Park Busan Citizens Park (formerly Camp Hialeah) is a former Imperial Japanese Army base and United States Army camp located in the Busanjin District of the city of Busan, South Korea. The Camp occupying of prime real estate was closed on 10 August 20 ...

(formerly Camp Hialeah) is a former Imperial Japanese Army base and United States Army camp located in the district.

Cityscape

File:Seomyeon1.png File:View of Busanjin District.jpg File:BusanMunHyeon-dong.jpg File:Seomyeon Rotary.jpg File:서면3.jpg

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