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.
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
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Metropolitan area | |
Nickname(s): PK | |
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Country | South Korea |
Major Cities | |
Population (2010) | |
• Metro | 7,584,435 |
Busan: 3,393,191 Gyeongnam: 3,119,571 Ulsan: 1,071,673 | |
GRDP per capita[2] | 116,726 thousand KRW |
Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
Hangul | 부경권 |
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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 |
Until 1963, before Busan become a "Directly Governed City", the whole area formed the Gyeongsangnam-do.
The GRDP in PK is 116,726 thousand KRW.[2]
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]
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