Nam District () is a ''
gu'', or district, in south-central
Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
, South Korea. Much of Nam District sticks out into the
Sea of Japan
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, forming a peninsula which separates
Suyeong Bay from
Busan Harbor. It has an area of 25.91 km
2. Nam District officially became a ''gu'' of
Busan
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in 1975. In 1995 part of Nam District was divided to form
Suyeong District
Suyeong District () is a district ('' gu'') in central Busan, South Korea. It has a population density of about .
Suyeong District was created in 1995 following its separation from Nam District. It is border in the North-East by the Suyeonggang ...
.
The
Busan International Finance Center is located here.
Demographics
Nam District 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 District, 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 District, going from ''
Kyungsung University'' ·
''
Pukyong National University'' Station to ''
Busan International Finance Center'' Station.
Geography
Nam District contains a total of 7 islands, all uninhabited, with a total area of only 0.3 km
2. Among these are the
Oryukdo islets which mark the entrance to
Busan Harbor. The highest point of Nam District lies inland: the peak of , at 427 meters above sea level. Hwangnyeong-san also marks the point where Nam District's borders meet those of
Yeonje District
Yeonje District () is a ''Subdivisions of South Korea, gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 12.08 km2, and a population of about 220,000. Yeonje District was created in March 1995 following its separation from Dongnae Distri ...
and
Busanjin District
Busanjin District () is a ''Subdivisions of South Korea, 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 District is home ...
.
Administrative divisions

Nam District is divided into 6 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 17 administrative ''dong'', as follows:
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Daeyeon-dong (5 administrative ''dong'')
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Yongho-dong (4 administrative ''dong'')
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Yongdang-dong
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Gamman-dong (2 administrative ''dong'')
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Uam-dong
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Munhyeon-dong (4 administrative ''dong'')
Education

A number of institutions of
higher education
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The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...
, including 6 universities, are located in Nam District. It includes
Pusan University of Foreign Studies,
Kyungsung University,
Tongmyong University, and
Pukyong National University.
Universities with graduate schools
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Pusan University of Foreign Studies (PUFS)
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Pukyong National University (PKNU)
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Kyungsung University
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Tongmyong University
Other institutes of higher education
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Busan Arts College
Busan Arts College () provides training in a range of fine and applied arts. The campus is located in the Nam-gu district of Busan metropolitan city, in southeastern South Korea. Under government regulations, the school has a maximum enrollmen ...
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Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology
Secondary schools
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Daeyeon High School
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Dongcheon High School
Other features
The district is home to the
United Nations Memorial Cemetery
The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK; ), located at Tanggok in the Nam District, Busan, Nam District,; also seeKorea 1:50,000 Pusan Sheet 7019 III (1947) an of Busan,As a transliteration from Korean, the city name 부산 () was ...
, which contains graves of
United Nations Command
United Nations Command (UNC or UN Command) is the multinational military force established to support the South Korea, Republic of Korea (South Korea) during and after the Korean War. It was the first attempt at collective security by the U ...
soldiers of the
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
.
The district also hosts
Busan Naval Base.
Sister city
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Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao (; zh, s=秦皇岛, link=no) is a port city on the coast of China in northern Hebei. It is administratively a prefecture-level city, about east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea. Its population d ...
,
China
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See also
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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 that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of ...
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Subdivisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 14 provinces ('' do'' ), including th ...
Notes
# ''Nam District office population register, June 30, 2006''
Nam District website (in Korean)# ''Nam District statistical yearbook 2004'', 토지와 기후 (Toji-wa Gihu) (Land and climate), table 3.
Electronic version (HWP format)# ''Nam District statistical yearbook 2004'', 인구 (In-gu) (Population).
Electronic version (HWP format)# ''Nam District statistical yearbook 2004'', 토지와 기후 (Toji-wa Gihu) (Land and climate), table 1.
Electronic version (HWP format)
References
External links
Nam District website
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{{Coord, 35.14, N, 129.08, E, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:KR_dim:10km
Districts of Busan