Geumjeong District is a district in north central

Busan 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, w ...

, 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 Geumjeongsan (or Geumjeong Mountain) is a mountain in the city of Busan in South Korea. It covers a large surface that extends into Dongnae-gu in the south, Buk-gu in the west, Geumjeong-gu in the east, and the city of Yangsan in the north. Its ...

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 Beomeosa (Temple of the Nirvana Fish) is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Cheongnyong-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea. Built on the slopes of Geumjeongsan, it is one of the country's best known urban temples. Origi ...

, a Buddhist temple dating to the

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...

dynasty, and Geumjeongsan, the mountain which overlooks much of the district. Geumjeongsan is topped by the walls of the

Geumjeongsanseong Geumjeongsanseong (literally Geungjeong Mountain Fortress or Geumjeong Fortress) is the largest mountain fortress in the Republic of Korea today. It is located on Geumjeongsan in the Busan Metropolitan City. Following the Japanese invasi ...

, which were built in the

Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

. Several colleges and universities are located in Geumjeong-gu. The most prominent of these is

Pusan National University Pusan National University (PNU), also called Busan National University, is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities in South Korea and second highest public universities in South Korea. Located mainly in Busan (or Pusan), the universi ...

. 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 Busan Metro Line 1 is the north-south route of the Busan Metro The Busan Metro () is the urban rail system operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation of Busan, South Korea. The metro network first opened in 1985 with seventeen statio ...

lies in Nopo-dong, where it adjoins Busan's major express bus terminal. In addition, the southern terminus of the

Gyeongbu Expressway The Gyeongbu Expressway ( ko, 경부고속도로; ''Gyeongbu Gosokdoro'') ( Asian Highway Network ) is the second oldest and most heavily travelled expressway in South Korea, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, Gyeongju, Ulsan and ...

lies within the district.

History

For most of its history, Geumjeong was officially part of

Dongnae Dongnae District is a '' gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. Administrative divisions It has a population of about 300,000, and an area of 16.7 square kilometers. It was once a separate city, the principal port of southeastern Korea. Numerous ...

, which was itself an independent region until it was amalgamated into the city of Busan in 1942. Geumjeong-gu was formed by separation from Dongnae in 1988. Originally Geumjeong consisted of 20 administrative ''dong'', but several changes have been made to leave the current total at 17: * 1992 ** Bugok-4-dong was created from Bugok-1-dong * 1998 ** Oryun-dong was absorbed by Bugok-3-dong ** Seon-dong and Dugu-dong were merged to form Seondugu-dong ** Nopo-dong and Cheongnyeong-dong were merged to form Cheongnyeongnopo-dong * 2009 ** Seo-4-dong was absorbed by Seo-3-dong

Administrative divisions

Geumjeong-gu is divided into 13 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 17 administrative ''dong'', as follows:《제24회 금정구 통계연보》. 금정구청. 2012. 63쪽, 74쪽. 02-11-geumjeong-en

Sister cities

Changping Changping or Chang Ping, may refer to: Transportation *Changping station (Beijing Subway) (昌平), a subway station on Changping line of Beijing Subway. Located in Beijing. *Changping line (昌平线), a subway line of Beijing Subway *Changping r ...

, China * Putuo, China

Notable people from Geumjeong District

* Park Ji-min known by his stage name

Jimin Park Ji-min (; born October 13, 1995), known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer and dancer. In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label Big Hit Entertainment. Jimin has release ...

, singer-songwriter, dancer, composer and member of one of the most successful boyband

BTS BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. The septet—consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—co-writes and co-produ ...

is native of Geumjeong District *

Exy Chu So-jung ( ko, 추소정; born November 6, 1995), better known by her stage name Exy, is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. She debuted as a member and leader of South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN under Starship and Yuehua E ...

(Real Name: ''Chu So-jung'',

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 추소정), singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, actress, MC and

K-pop idol An idol () refers to a type of celebrity working in the field of K-pop in fandom culture in South Korea, either as a member of a group or as a solo act. K-pop idols are characterized by the highly manufactured star system that they are produced b ...

, leader and member of

K-pop K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...

girlgroup

Cosmic Girls WJSN (; ), also known as Cosmic Girls, is a South Korean girl group formed by Starship Entertainment. The group debuted on February 25, 2016, with the extended play ''Would You Like?'' and with twelve members: Seola, Xuanyi, Bona, Exy, Soobi ...

is native of Geumjong District as well.

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