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. Now it is called Buulgyeong.
History Until 1963, before Busan become a "Directly Governed City", the whole area formed the Gyeongsangnam-do.
Economy Subdivision Area km2 Population (2022) GDP (KR₩) GDP (US$) 10,533 3,290,991 ₩ 138 trillion US$ 110 billion 770 3,331,444 ₩ 114 trillion US$ 91 billion 1,057 1,113,707 ₩ 90 trillion US$ 72 billion Busan–Gyeongnam Area 12,360 7,735,893 ₩ 342 trillion US$ 274 billion
Population PK has a population of 7,584,435, as of 2010. It is the second most populated metropolitan area after the Seoul Metropolitan Area.
Administrative districts Metropolitan cities Busan Ulsan
South Gyeongsang Province Changwon Yangsan Gimhae Jinju Sacheon Miryang Geoje Tongyeong
See also List of metropolitan areas by population Seoul Capital Area Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region
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