Hwamyeong () is a region in Buk-gu, northern Busan, South Korea. It is situated along the east bank of the Nakdong River, and since 2003 has been divided into three dong, Hwamyeong 1, 2, and 3-dong. The total area of the three dong is approximately . It was designed to serve as a commuter town for Busan, and was home to about 99,000 people as of February 2020.
Hwamyeong () is a region in Buk-gu, northern Busan, South Korea. It is situated along the east bank of the Nakdong River, and since 2003 has been divided into three dong, Hwamyeong 1, 2, and 3-dong. The total area of the three dong is approximately . It was designed to serve as a commuter town for Busan, and was home to about 99,000 people as of February 2020.
== Name == There are many different theories regarding the origination of the name Hwamyeong. The most reliable theory is that Mt. Geumjeong, the mountain surrounding Hwamyeong, was once called Mt. Hwa, or Hwasan. This names derives from the mountain being described as an ideal or bright place, and since the Chinese letter for ideal is pronounced 'myeong' in Korean, the name Hwamyeong thus refers to an "ideal bright place." Another theory is that the district's original name was Hwe-Bulgi, which means 'bright sun' or 'red sun'. The literal translation of Hwamyeong, as it is currently spelled, is 'brightly shining,' and is derived from Chinese characters. This name was first attached to the region in 1914, during the period of Japanese rule. At that time, it was known as Hwamyeong-ri, a subdivision of Gupo-myeon. In 1963, it became a dong under the administration of Busanjin District. In 1978, it was transferred to Buk-gu, of which it remained a unitary part until its division in 2003.
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