Nam District () is a '' gu'', or district, in south-central

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, South Korea. Much of Nam District sticks out into the

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, forming a peninsula which separates Suyeong Bay from Busan Harbor. It has an area of 25.91 km². Nam District officially became a ''gu'' of

in 1975. In 1995 part of Nam District was divided to form

Suyeong District Suyeong District () is a district ('' gu'') in central Busan, South Korea. It has a population density of about . Suyeong District was created in 1995 following its separation from Nam District. It is border in the North-East by the Suyeonggang ...

. The

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is located here.

Demographics

Nam District 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.

Busan Subway

The

Busan Subway The Busan Metro () is the urban rail Urban rail transit is a wide term for various types of local rail systems providing passenger service within and around urban or suburban areas. The set of urban rail systems can be roughly subdivide ...

(line 2) passes through Nam District, where an interchange connects it to the highway leading to the Gwangan Bridge. Six subway stations along

(line 2) are located in Nam District, going from '' Kyungsung University'' · '' Pukyong National University'' Station to ''

'' Station.

Geography

Nam District 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 District lies inland: the peak of , at 427 meters above sea level. Hwangnyeong-san also marks the point where Nam District's borders meet those of

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and

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Administrative divisions

Nam District is divided into 6 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 17 administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Daeyeon-dong (5 administrative ''dong'') * Yongho-dong (4 administrative ''dong'') * Yongdang-dong * Gamman-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') * Uam-dong * Munhyeon-dong (4 administrative ''dong'')

Education

A number of institutions of

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, including 6 universities, are located in Nam District. It includes Pusan University of Foreign Studies, Kyungsung University, Tongmyong University, and Pukyong National University.

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 Busan Arts College () provides training in a range of fine and applied arts. The campus is located in the Nam-gu district of Busan metropolitan city, in southeastern South Korea. Under government regulations, the school has a maximum enrollmen ...

Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology The Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology, or KIMFT, is a maritime education and research institute operated by the government of South Korea. It is based in Yeongdang-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, with an auxiliary campus on Yeongdo i ...

Secondary schools

* Daeyeon High School * Dongcheon High School

Other features

The district is home to the

United Nations Memorial Cemetery The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK; ), located at Tanggok in the Nam District, Busan, Nam District,; also seeKorea 1:50,000 Pusan Sheet 7019 III (1947) an of Busan,As a transliteration from Korean, the city name 부산 () was ...

, which contains graves of

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soldiers of the

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. The district also hosts

Busan Naval Base The Busan Naval Base () is a group of ports and land facilities of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), located at Nam-Gu, Busan. The United States Naval Forces Korea headquarters sit within this base. The base can accommodate up to 30 vessels, ...

Sister city

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Notes

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

References

External links

Nam District website
* {{Coord, 35.14, N, 129.08, E, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:KR_dim:10km Districts of Busan