Nam-gu (Busan)

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For a list of South Korean gu named Nam-gu, please see Nam-gu.

<tr> <td align=center style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:1px solid" colspan=2>Nam-gu</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid"> Hangul:</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid; white-space: nowrap"> 남구</td></tr> <tr><td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid">Hanja:</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid; white-space: nowrap">南區</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid"> Revised Romanization:</td> <td style="border-top:1px solid; white-space: nowrap"> Nam-gu</td> </tr><tr> <td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid">McCune-Reischauer:</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid; white-space: nowrap">Nam-ku</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 align=center style="border-top:1px solid">Statistics</td></tr> <tr><td align=right style="border-top:1px solid"> Area: </td><td style="border-top:1px solid">25.91 km²</td> </tr><tr><td align=right style="border-top:1px solid">Population: </td><td style="border-top:1px solid">229,563 June 2006 reg.^[1]</td> </tr> <tr><td align=right style="border-top:1px solid">Pop. density: </td><td style="border-top:1px solid">11,582 people/km² </td> </tr><tr><td align=right style="border-top:1px solid">Administrative divisions: </td><td style="border-top:1px solid">19 administrative dong</td> </tr><tr><td colspan=2 align=center style="border-top:1px solid">Image:Nam-gu BUSAN.PNG</td></tr>

Nam-gu (literally southern gu) 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.

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]

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

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

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 Hwangnyeong-san, 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.

1 Administrative divisions
2 Notes
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] 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 (4 administrative dong)
Yongdang-dong
Gamman-dong (2 administrative dong)
Wooam-dong (2 administrative dong)
Moonhyeon-dong (4 administrative dong)

[edit] Notes

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