Busan

ceety o Sooth Korea

Busan (Offeecially Busan Metropolitan Ceety), umwhile spelled Pusan[3] (Korean pronunciation: [pusan]) is Sooth Korea's seicont lairgest metropolis efter Seoul, wi a population o aroond 3.6 million.[1] It is the lairgest port ceety in Sooth Korea an the fift lairgest port in the warld.[4] The ceety is locatit on the sootheastrenmaist tip o the Korean peninsula an faces the Korea Strait. The maist densely biggit up auries o the ceety are situatit in a nummer o nairae valleys atween the Nakdong River an Suyeong River, wi muntains separatin some o the destricts. Admeenistratively, it is designatit as a Metropolitan Ceety. The Busan metropolitan aurie is dividit intae 15 major admeenistrative destricts an a single coonty.

Busan

부산
Metropolitan Ceety
Busan Metropolitan Ceety
  transcription(s)
 • Hangul부산
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationBusan Gwangyeoksi
 • McCune-ReischauerPusan Kwangyŏksi
Montage o Busan
Montage o Busan
Official logo of Busan
Emblem o Busan
Cairt o Sooth Korea wi Busan heichlichtit
Cairt o Sooth Korea wi Busan heichlichtit
CountryKorea Sooth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Districts15
Govrenment
 • TeepMayor-Cooncil
 • MayorHuh Nam-Shik (Saenuri)
 • CooncilBusan Metropolitan Cooncil
 • Naitional Representation
 - Naitional Assembly
18 / 299
6.0% (Tot Seats)
18 / 245
7.3% (Constituency Seats)
Area
 • Total767.35 km2 (296.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total3,614,950
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
Postal code
600-010, 619-963
Area code(s)(+82) 051
FlouerCamellia flouer
TreeCamellia
BirdSeagull
Websitebusan.go.kr (in Inglis)

Internaitional relations

Twin touns an sister ceeties

Busan shares the teetle o sister ceety wi several coastal ceeties or provinces aroond the warld.[5]

Friendship ceeties

Sister ports

The Port o Busan an aw haes 6 sister ports (leetit in order o dates).[8]

References