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

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. Much of Nam-gu sticks out into the

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it h ...

( 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

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

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

. The

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is located here.

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.

Busan Subway

The

Busan Subway The Busan Metro () is the urban rail system operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation of Busan, South Korea. The metro network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations. The Metro itself consists of 4 numbered lines, covering of rou ...

(line 2) passes through Nam-gu, where an interchange connects it to the highway leading to the

Gwangan Bridge The Gwangandaegyo or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae-gu to Suyeong-gu. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the second lon ...

. Six subway stations along

(line 2) are located in Nam-gu, going from ''

Kyungsung University Kyungsung University is a private university in Busan, South Korea. It is located in the district of Nam-gu, southwest of the famous Haeundae beach. The campus is located near Kyungsung University- Pukyong National University Station on Line ...

'' · ''

Pukyong National University Pukyong National University (PKNU) is a national university in Busan, South Korea, formed in 1996. The university has two campuses, Daeyeon-dong and Yongdang-dong, situated near the coastal district of Nam-gu. PKNU has a traditional focus on f ...

'' Station to ''

'' Station.

Geography

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 , at 427 meters above sea level. Hwangnyeong-san also marks the point where Nam-gu's borders meet those of

Yeonje-gu Yeonje District is a '' gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 12.08 km², and a population of about 220,000. Yeonje-gu was created in March 1995 following its separation from Dongnae-gu. Its name was formed by taking the first ...

and

Busanjin-gu Busanjin District is a ''Subdivisions of South Korea, gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 29.7 km², and a population of about 410,000. The name is sometimes abbreviated locally as "Jin-gu". Busanjin-gu is home to a majo ...

Administrative divisions

Nam-gu 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

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after compl ...

, including 6 universities, are located in Nam-gu. It includes Pusan University of Foreign Studies,

Tongmyong University Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...

, and

Universities with graduate schools

* Pusan University of Foreign Studies (PUFS) *

(PKNU) *

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 enrollment ...

* Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology

Secondary schools

Daeyeon High School Daeyeon High School is a high school in Nam-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea. It was established in 1988. The current principal is Kim Young Do (김영도). The school was established by edict of Yang Yong-chi on April 29, 1986, and ...

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,; also seeKorea 1:50,000 Pusan Sheet 7019 III (1947) an City of Busan,As a transliteration from Korean, the city name 부산 () was typically spel ...

, which contains graves of

United Nations Command United Nations Command (UNC or UN Command) is the multinational military force established to support the Republic of Korea (South Korea) during and after the Korean War. It was the first international unified command in history, and the first a ...

soldiers of the

Korean War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Korean War , partof = the Cold War and the Korean conflict , image = Korean War Montage 2.png , image_size = 300px , caption = Clockwise from top: ...

. The district also hosts Busan Naval Base.

Sister city

Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao (; ) is a port city on the coast of China in northern Hebei. It is administratively a prefecture-level city, about east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea. Its population during the 2020 nationa ...

, China

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)

References

External links

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