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{{Infobox Korean settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nam District
| title = Nam-gu
| native_name = 남구
| logo =
| native_name_lang = ko
| img = Nam-gu.jpg
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in South Korea|District]]
| imgcaption = Nam-gu
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| hangul = {{lang|ko|[[:ko:남구 (부산광역시)|남구]]}}
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja
| hanja = {{linktext|南|區}}
| translit_lang1_info1 = 南區
| rr = Nam-gu
| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| mr = Nam-ku
| translit_lang1_info2 = Nam-gu
| area_km2 = 25.91
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| pop = 229563
| translit_lang1_info3 = Nam-ku
| popden_km2 = 11582
| image_skyline = Nam-gu.jpg
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| popdennote = <ref>[http://www.namgu.go.kr/]</ref>
| imagesize =
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| divs = 19 administrative ''dong''
| image_caption =
| map = Busan Nam-gu.svg
| image_map = Busan Nam-gu.svg
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|}}
| mapsize =
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'''Nam-gu''' (literally ''southern district'') is a ''[[Subdivisions of South Korea|gu]]'', or district, in south central [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]. Much of Nam-gu sticks out into the [[Sea of Japan]] ([[Sea of Japan naming dispute|East Sea]]), forming a peninsula which separates [[Suyeong Bay]] from [[Busan Harbor]]. It has an area of 25.91&nbsp;km².{{ref|area1}} Nam-gu officially became a ''gu'' of [[Busan]] in 1975. In 1995 part of Nam-gu was divided to form [[Suyeong-gu]].
| map_caption =
| image_blank_emblem =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[South Korea]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of South Korea|Provincal-level]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Busan]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]
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| subdivision_name3 = 19 administrative ''dong''
| parts_type =
| parts =
| area_total_km2 = 25.91
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| population_as_of = <ref>[http://www.namgu.go.kr/]</ref>
| population_total = 229563
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| website = {{url|http://www.nam.busan.kr/|Nam Disrict Office}}
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}}
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'''Nam District''' (literally ''south district'') is a ''[[Subdivisions of South Korea|gu]]'', or district, in south central [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]. Much of Nam-gu sticks out into the [[Sea of Japan]] ([[Sea of Japan naming dispute|East Sea]]), forming a peninsula which separates [[Suyeong Bay]] from [[Busan Harbor]]. It has an area of 25.91&nbsp;km².{{ref|area1}} Nam-gu officially became a ''gu'' of [[Busan]] in 1975. In 1995 part of Nam-gu was divided to form [[Suyeong-gu]].


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

Revision as of 22:48, 5 February 2013

Nam District
남구
District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja南區
 • Revised RomanizationNam-gu
 • McCune-ReischauerNam-ku
CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Provincal-levelBusan
Administrative divisions19 administrative dong
Area
 • Total
25.91 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
Population
 ([1])
 • Total
229,563
 • Density8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
WebsiteNam Disrict Office

Nam District (literally south district) is a gu, or district, in south central Busan, South Korea. Much of Nam-gu sticks out into the Sea of Japan (East Sea), forming a peninsula which separates Suyeong Bay from Busan Harbor. It has an area of 25.91 km².[2] Nam-gu officially became a gu of Busan in 1975. In 1995 part of Nam-gu was divided to form Suyeong-gu.

Demographics

Nam-gu is home to some 300,000 people, for a population density exceeding 11,000 per square kilometer. Less than 1,000 of its inhabitants are non-Korean.[3]

Busan Subway

The Busan Subway (line 2) passes through Nam-gu, where an interchange connects it to the highway leading to the Gwangan Bridge. Four subway stations along Busan Subway (line 2) are located Nam-gu, going from Kyungsung University · Pukyong National University Station to Jigegol Station.

Geography

Nam-gu contains a total of 7 islands, all uninhabited, with a total area of only 0.3 km².[4] Among these are the Oryukdo islets which mark the entrance to Busan Harbor. The highest point of Nam-gu lies inland: the peak of Hwangnyeongsan, at 427 meters above sea level. Hwangnyeong-san also marks the point where Nam-gu's borders meet those of Yeonje-gu and Busanjin-gu.

Administrative divisions

Nam-gu is divided into 6 legal dong, which altogether comprise 19 administrative dong, as follows:

Education

UN Memorial Cemetery

A number of institutions of higher education, including 6 universities, are located in Nam-gu. It includes Pusan University of Foreign Studies, Kyungsung University, Tongmyong University, and Pukyong National University. It is also home to the UN Memorial Cemetery.

Universities with graduate schools

Other institutes of higher education

Sister city

Notes

  1. ^ Nam-gu office population register, June 30, 2006. Nam-gu website (in korean)
  2. ^ Nam-gu statistical yearbook 2004, 토지와 기후 (Toji-wa Gihu) (Land and climate), table 3. Electronic version (HWP format)
  3. ^ Nam-gu statistical yearbook 2004, 인구 (In-gu) (Population). Electronic version (HWP format)
  4. ^ Nam-gu statistical yearbook 2004, 토지와 기후 (Toji-wa Gihu) (Land and climate), table 1. Electronic version (HWP format)

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
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