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Nam-gu (Busan)

Nam
남구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Nam-gu
 • McCune-Reischauer Nam-ku
Nam-gu.jpg
Busan Nam-gu.svg
Country South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Provincial level Busan
Administrative divisions 19 administrative dong
Area
 • Total 25.91 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
Population ()
 • Total 229,563
 • Density 8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gyeongsang
Website Nam District 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. Nam-gu officially became a gu of Busan in 1975. In 1995 part of Nam-gu was divided to form Suyeong-gu.

The Busan International Finance Center is located here.

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.

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.

Nam-gu contains a total of 7 islands, all uninhabited, with a total area of only 0.3 km². 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.


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