Busan
Sign in to saveBusan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is the second most populous city in South Korea, after Seoul, the nation's capital; it has a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Alternatively romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being South Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and part of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic a
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Busan is South Korea's second-largest city with over 3.3 million people, serving as the economic, cultural, and educational hub of the southeastern region. Its port is the busiest in South Korea and the sixth-busiest in the world, making it a crucial center for the country's industrial activity and international trade.
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- Universities with graduate schools
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- Culture and attractions
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- 2002 FIFA World Cup
- 2002 Asian Games
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Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is the second most populous city in South Korea, after Seoul, the nation's capital; it has a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Alternatively romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being South Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and part of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million makes Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification. As of 2025, Busan Port is the primary port in Korea and the world's sixth-largest container port.
Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The entire metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between the Nakdong and the Suyeong Rivers, with mountains separating most of the districts. The Nakdong River is Korea's longest river and Haeundae Beach is the country's largest beach.