Busan–Gyeongnam Area
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
---|---|
Nickname: PK | |
Country | South Korea |
Major Cities | |
Area | |
• Metro | 12,360 km2 (4,770 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• US$ 248 billion (2022) |
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
Hangul | 부경권 |
---|---|
Hanja | 釜慶圈 |
Revised Romanization | Bugyeonggwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Pukyŏngggwŏn |
PK | |
Hangul | 부경 |
Hanja | 釜慶 |
Revised Romanization | Bugyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pukyŏng |
PUK | |
Hangul | 부울경 |
Hanja | 釜蔚慶 |
Revised Romanization | Buulgyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Puulgyŏng |
Southeast Area | |
Hangul | 동남권 |
Hanja | 東南圈 |
Revised Romanization | Dongnamgwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Tongnamgwŏn |
Busan–Gyeongnam Area, also known as Pusan–Kyŏngnam (PK) is the metropolitan area of
Gyeongsangnam-do (Gyeongnam) located in southeast South Korea
.
History
Until 1963, before Busan become a "
Directly Governed City
", the whole area formed the Gyeongsangnam-do.
Economy
Subdivision | Area km2 | Population (2022) | GDP ( KR₩)[2]
|
GDP ( US$)[3]
|
---|---|---|---|---|
South Gyeongsang Province | 10,533 | 3,290,991 | ₩ 120 trillion | US$ 96 billion |
Busan | 770 | 3,331,444 | ₩ 104 trillion | US$ 83 billion |
Ulsan | 1,057 | 1,113,707 | ₩ 86 trillion | US$ 69 billion |
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | 12,360 | 7,735,893 | ₩ 310 trillion | US$ 248 billion |
Population
PK has a population of 7,584,435, as of 2010.[1] It is the second most populated metropolitan area after the Seoul Capital Area.[citation needed]
Administrative districts
Metropolitan cities
South Gyeongsang Province
See also
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- Seoul Capital Area
- Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region
References
- ^ a b "KOSIS" 총조사인구 총괄(읍면동/성/연령별) [The overall total population census (by eup–myeon–dong/gender/age)]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ a b "2022년 지역소득(잠정)". www.kostat.go.kr.
- ^ "South Korean Won to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2022". www.exchangerates.org.uk.