Busanjin District

Busanjin
부산진구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Busanjin-gu
  McCune-Reischauer Pusanjin-ku

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Country South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Provincial level Busan
Administrative divisions 25 administrative dong
Area
  Total 29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population (2006[1])
  Total 407,910
  Density 13,880/km2 (35,900/sq mi)
  Dialect Gyeongsang
Website Busanjin District Office
Buildings of Seomyeon

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

Administrative divisions

Busanjin-gu is divided into 11 legal dong, which altogether comprise 25 administrative dong, as follows:

Economy

Air Busan has its headquarters in Busanjin-gu.[2]
Daewoo Bus Corporation has the Busan Plant located.[3]
Busan Citizens Park (formerly Camp Hialeah) is a former Imperial Japanese Army base and United States Army camp located in the district.

See also

Cityscape

References

  1. "General Statistics." Busanjin-gu. September 28, 2007. Retrieved on February 14, 2010.
  2. "info_person.html." Air Busan. Retrieved on February 14, 2010. "614-020 부산시 부산진구 범천동 853 1번지 6층 대표전화 051-410-0804,0806."
  3. Busan Plant

External links

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Coordinates: 35°9′47″N 129°3′10″E / 35.16306°N 129.05278°E / 35.16306; 129.05278

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