Busanjin District

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

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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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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