Busan–Gyeongnam Area

Busan–Gyeongnam Area
Metropolitan area
Downtown Busan
Nickname:  PK
Country	South Korea
Major Cities	Busan Ulsan Changwon Yangsan Gimhae
Area
• Metro	12,360 km^2 (4,770 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Metro [1]	7,584,435
• Metro density	610/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Metro	KR₩ 310 trillion 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 Busan, Ulsan, and 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 km^2	Population (2022)	GDP (KR₩)[2]	GDP (US$)[3]
South Gyeongsang Province	10,533	3,290,991	₩ 138 trillion	US$ 110 billion
Busan	770	3,331,444	₩ 114 trillion	US$ 91 billion
Ulsan	1,057	1,113,707	₩ 90 trillion	US$ 72 billion
Busan–Gyeongnam Area	12,360	7,735,893	₩ 342 trillion	US$ 274 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

• Busan
• Ulsan

South Gyeongsang Province

• Changwon
• Yangsan
• Gimhae
• Jinju
• Sacheon
• Miryang
• Geoje
• Tongyeong

See also

• List of metropolitan areas by population
• Seoul Capital Area
• Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region

References

1. "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.
2. "2022년 지역소득(잠정)". www.kostat.go.kr. Cite error: The named reference "index.go.kr" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
3. "South Korean Won to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2023". www.exchangerates.org.uk.