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 km2 (4,770 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Metro	7,584,435
• Metro density	613.6/km2 (1,589/sq mi)
GDP
• Metro	KR₩342 trillion (US$255.17 billion) (2022)
Korean name
Hangul	부경권
Hanja	釜慶圈
RR	Bugyeonggwon
MR	Pugyŏngkwŏn
PK
Hangul	부경
Hanja	釜慶
RR	Bugyeong
MR	Pugyŏng
PUK
Hangul	부울경
Hanja	釜蔚慶
RR	Buulgyeong
MR	Puulgyŏng
Southeast Area
Hangul	동남권
Hanja	東南圈
RR	Dongnamgwon
MR	Tongnamkwŏn

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. Now it is called Buulgyeong.

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₩)	GDP (US$)
South Gyeongsang Province	10,533	3,290,991	₩ 138 trillion	US$ 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. It is the second most populated metropolitan area after the Seoul Metropolitan Area.

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