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Suyeong District is a '' gu'' in 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 ...
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It has a population density of about . Suyeong-gu was created in 1995 following its separation from
Nam-gu Nam-gu (), or " Southern District," is the name of a ''gu'' in several South Korean cities: *Nam-gu, Busan *Nam-gu, Daegu * Nam-gu, Gwangju *Nam-gu, Incheon Michuhol District (Michuhol-gu) is a municipal district in Incheon, South Korea. This di ...
. It is border in the North-East by the Suyeonggang River. The name 'Suyeong' came from 'Gyeongsang JwaSuyeong', means navy command of Gyeongsang left area (stand at
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
and see south, this area is left side). The line 2 of
Busan Subway 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 stations. The Metro itself consists of 4 numbered lines, covering of ro ...
runs through Suyeong-gu with 5 stations, from Millak to Namcheon. The southern terminal of line 3 is Suyeong station, making Suyeong an important location for subway transportation/transfers.


Administrative divisions

Suyeong-gu is divided into five legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise ten administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Namcheon-dong (two administrative ''dong'') * Suyeong-dong * Mangmi-dong (two administrative ''dong'') * Gwangan-dong (four administrative ''dong'') * Millak-dong


Education

International schools: *
Busan Japanese School , formerly known in English as Pusan Japanese School (PJS), is a Japanese international school in Suyeong District, Busan, South Korea, from central Busan, and in proximity to Gwangalli Beach (a.k.a. Gwangan Beach). The Busan Japanese School is ...
Busan Japanese School

Archive
. International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016. "11 Millak-ro 19beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan, 613-828, Korea"


See also

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Gwangan Bridge The Gwangandaegyo or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae-gu to Suyeong-gu. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the second lo ...
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Fortress site of Jwasuyeong The Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong is located in Suyeong-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, the Republic of Korea. The Fortress site of Jwasuyeong is the site of the main fortress of the Gyeongsangjwado naval forces during t ...
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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 north with of the border ...


References


External links

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Suyeong-gu website
Districts of Busan {{SouthKorea-geo-stub