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'{{Infobox settlement | name = Nam District | native_name = 남구 | native_name_lang = ko | settlement_type = [[List of districts in South Korea|District]] | translit_lang1 = Korean | translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja | translit_lang1_info1 = 南區 | translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}} | translit_lang1_info2 = Nam-gu | translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}} | translit_lang1_info3 = Nam-ku | image_skyline = Nam-gu.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_map = Busan Nam-gu.svg | mapsize = | 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]] | subdivision_name3 = 19 administrative ''dong'' | parts_type = | parts = | area_total_km2 = 25.91 | 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 District Office}} }} '''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== 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.{{ref|pop2}} ==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&nbsp;km².{{ref|islands1}} 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: *[[Daeyeon-dong]] (6 administrative ''dong'') *[[Yongho-dong (Busan)|Yongho-dong]] (4 administrative ''dong'') *[[Yongdang-dong]] *[[Gamman-dong]] (2 administrative ''dong'') *[[Wooam-dong]] (2 administrative ''dong'') *[[Moonhyeon-dong]] (4 administrative ''dong'') ==Education== [[File:UN Memorial Cemetery.JPG|thumb|right|300px|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=== *[[Pusan University of Foreign Studies]] (PUFS) *[[Pukyong National University]] (PKNU) *[[Kyungsung University]] *[[Tongmyong University]] ===Other institutes of higher education=== *[[Busan Arts College]] *[[Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology]] ==Sister city== *{{flagicon|China}} [[Qinhuangdao]], [[China]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} ==Notes== {{Refimprove|date=December 2008}} #{{note|pop1}} ''Nam-gu office population register, June 30, 2006''. [http://www.bsnamgu.go.kr/intro/we_intro/intro_we_people.htm?tn=intro_we_people_tmpA&page=1&mode=VIEW&id=622 Nam-gu website (in korean)] #{{note|area1}} ''Nam-gu statistical yearbook 2004'', 토지와 기후 (Toji-wa Gihu) (Land and climate), table 3. [http://nam.busan.kr/data/annual/2004/tong2.hwp Electronic version (HWP format)] #{{note|pop2}} ''Nam-gu statistical yearbook 2004'', 인구 (In-gu) (Population). [http://nam.busan.kr/data/annual/2004/tong3.hwp Electronic version (HWP format)] #{{note|islands1}} ''Nam-gu statistical yearbook 2004'', 토지와 기후 (Toji-wa Gihu) (Land and climate), table 1. [http://nam.busan.kr/data/annual/2004/tong2.hwp Electronic version (HWP format)] ==See also== *[[Geography of South Korea]] *[[Subdivisions of South Korea]] ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category|Nam-gu, Busan}} * [http://www.bsnamgu.go.kr/english/main.htm Nam-gu website] {{en icon}} {{Busan}} {{coord missing|South Korea}} [[Category:Nam District, Busan| ]] [[Category:Districts of Busan]] [[ms:Daerah Nam, Busan]] [[ru:Намгу (Пусан)]]'