Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Busan | |
| Nickname: PK | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Major Cities | |
| 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₩ 310 trillion US$ 248 billion (2022) |
| Busan–Gyeongnam Area | |
| 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 asPusan–Kyŏngnam (PK) is the metropolitan area ofBusan,Ulsan, andGyeongsangnam-do (Gyeongnam) located in southeastSouth Korea. Now it is calledBuulgyeong.
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$)[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Gyeongsang Province | 10,533 | 3,290,991 | ₩ 138 trillion | US$ 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 |
PK has a population of 7,584,435, as of 2010.[1] It is the second most populatedmetropolitan area after theSeoul Metropolitan Area.[citation needed]
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