| Busanjin 부산진구 | |
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| Autonomous District | |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kim Young-wook (김영욱) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.67 km (11.46 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 361,437 |
| • Density | 13,880/km (35,900/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Website | Busanjin District Office |
Busanjin District (Korean: 부산진구; RR: Busanjin-gu) is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 29.7 km, and a population of about 410,000. The name is sometimes abbreviated locally as "Jin-gu". Busanjin District is home to a major shopping, entertainment, and business area called Seomyeon.
Administrative divisions
Busanjin District 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
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
Air Busan has its headquarters in Busanjin District.
Daewoo Bus Corporation has the Busan Plant located.
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
- "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- "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
- Busanjin District website (in English)
Busan/Central travel guide from Wikivoyage
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