Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
Settlement Type: | Metropolitan area |
Nickname: | PK |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Major Cities |
Subdivision Name1: | |
Area Metro Km2: | 12,360 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Metro Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Metro: | 7,584,435 |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Metro |
Demographics2 Info1: | KR₩ 310 trillion US$ 248 billion (2022) |
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
Hangul: | 부경권 |
Hanja: | Korean: 釜慶圈 |
Rr: | Bugyeonggwon |
Mr: | Pukyŏngggwŏn |
Othername1: | PK |
Hangul1: | 부경 |
Hanja1: | Korean: 釜慶 |
Rr1: | Bugyeong |
Mr1: | Pukyŏng |
Othername2: | PUK |
Hangul2: | 부울경 |
Hanja2: | Korean: 釜蔚慶 |
Rr2: | Buulgyeong |
Mr2: | Puulgyŏng |
Othername3: | Southeast Area |
Hangul3: | 동남권 |
Hanja3: | Korean: 東南圈 |
Rr3: | Dongnamgwon |
Mr3: | 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.
Until 1963, before Busan become a "Directly Governed City", the whole area formed the Gyeongsangnam-do.
Subdivision | Area km2 | Population (2022) | GDP (KR₩)[3] | GDP (US$)[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
10,533 | 3,290,991 | ₩ 120 trillion | US$ 96 billion | |
770 | 3,331,444 | ₩ 104 trillion | US$ 83 billion | |
1,057 | 1,113,707 | ₩ 86 trillion | US$ 69 billion | |
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | 12,360 | 7,735,893 | ₩ 310 trillion | US$ 248 billion |
PK has a population of 7,584,435, as of 2010. It is the second most populated metropolitan area after the Seoul Capital Area.