Busan–Gyeongnam Area
Busan–Gyeongnam Area, also known as Pusan–Kyŏngnam (PK) is the metropolitan area of Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsangnam-do (Gyeongnam) located in southeast of South Korea.
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): PK | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Major Cities | |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Metro | 7,584,435 |
| Busan: 3,393,191 Gyeongnam: 3,119,571 Ulsan: 1,071,673 | |
| GRDP per capita[2] | 116,726 thousand KRW |
| Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
| Hangul | 부경권 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 釜慶圈 |
| Revised Romanization | Bugyeonggwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pukyŏngggwŏn |
| PK | |
| Hangul | 부경 |
| Hanja | 釜慶 |
| Revised Romanization | Bugyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pukyŏng |
| PUK | |
| Hangul | 부울경 |
| Hanja | 釜蔚慶 |
| Revised Romanization | Buulgyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Puulgyŏng |
| Southeast Area | |
| Hangul | 동남권 |
| Hanja | 東南圈 |
| Revised Romanization | Dongnamgwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tongnamgwŏn |
History
Until 1963, before Busan become a "Directly Governed City", the whole area formed the Gyeongsangnam-do.
Population
PK has a population of 7,584,435, as of 2010.[1] It is the second most populated metropolitan area after the Seoul Capital Area.
Administrative districts
See also
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- Seoul Capital Area
- Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region
References
- 총조사인구 총괄(읍면동/성/연령별) [The overall total population census (by eup–myeon–dong/gender/age)]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- "행정구역(시도)별 1인당 지역내총생산, 지역총소득, 개인소득" [The gross regional domestic product, gross regional domestic income, and individual income per capita by administrative district]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
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