Busan–Gyeongnam Area, also known as Pusan–Kyŏngnam (PK) is the metropolitan area of Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsangnam-do (Gyeongnam) located in southeast South Korea.
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Busan | |
| Nickname: PK | |
 | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Major Cities | |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 12,360 km2 (4,770 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Metro | 7,584,435 |
| • Metro density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | KR₩ 310 trillion US$ 248 billion (2022) |
| 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
editUntil 1963, before Busan become a "Directly Governed City", the whole area formed the Gyeongsangnam-do.
Economy
edit| Subdivision | Area km2 | Population (2022) | GDP (KR₩)[2] | GDP (US$)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Gyeongsang Province |
10,533 | 3,290,991 | ₩ 120 trillion | US$ 96 billion |
 Busan |
770 | 3,331,444 | ₩ 104 trillion | US$ 83 billion |
 Ulsan |
1,057 | 1,113,707 | ₩ 86 trillion | US$ 69 billion |
| Busan–Gyeongnam Area | 12,360 | 7,735,893 | ₩ 310 trillion | US$ 248 billion |
Population
editPK has a population of 7,584,435, as of 2010.[1] It is the second most populated metropolitan area after the Seoul Capital Area.[citation needed]
Administrative districts
editMetropolitan cities
editSouth Gyeongsang Province
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "KOSIS" 총조사인구 총괄(읍면동/성/연령별) [The overall total population census (by eup–myeon–dong/gender/age)]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ a b "2022년 지역소득(잠정)". www.kostat.go.kr.
- ^ "South Korean Won to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2022". www.exchangerates.org.uk.
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