Busan

Busan (Officially Busan Metropolitan City), formerly spelled Pusan (Korean pronunciation: [pusan]) is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area (includes adjacent cities of Gimhae and Yangsan) population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the world's fifth busiest seaports by cargo tonnage. The city is located on the southeasternmost tip... More
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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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Population

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  • 3,635,389
  • 3,615,101
  • 2007
  • 3,351,991
  • 3,596,063
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  • 35.15083
  • 129.05667

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