Busanjin District
Busanjin
부산진구 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 釜山鎭區 |
| • Revised Romanization | Busanjin-gu |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Pusanjin-ku |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Provincial level | Busan |
| Administrative divisions | 20 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 |
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
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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Cityscape
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References
[edit]- ^ "General Statistics." Busanjin-gu. September 28, 2007. Retrieved on February 14, 2010.
- ^ "info_person.html." Air Busan. Retrieved on February 14, 2010. "614-020 부산시 부산진구 범천동 853 1번지 6층 대표전화 051-410-0804,0806."
- ^ Busan Plant Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Busanjin-gu website (in English)
Busan/Central travel guide from Wikivoyage
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