Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan (Korean pronunciation: [pusan]) is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world. Busan has a population of about 3.6 million. It is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul. The city is located on the Southeasternmost tip of the Korean Peninsula and faces the Korea Strait. The most densely built up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys ... more

Country:

Area:

  • 763.46 km² (294.77 mi² )

Population:

  • 3,615,101 (2007)

Also known as:

  • Pusan,
  • Fuzan-Fu,
  • Pusanbu,
  • Fusanfu,
  • Pusanjikhalsi,
  • Fusan-Fu,
  • Pusan-Gwangyŏksi,
  • Pusan-Gwangyoksi,
  • Pusanchikhalsi,
  • Pusansi,
  • Pusan-Pu,
  • Pusan-Jikhalsi,
  • Pusan-Chikhalsi,
  • Pusanpu,
  • Pusangwangyoksi,
  • Fuzanfu,
  • Husan Hu,
  • Husan,
  • Pusan-Si,
  • Pusan-Bu
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