Suyeong District

Suyeong

수영구
Suyeong 수영구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	水營區
• Revised Romanization	Suyeong-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Suyŏng-gu
	Gwangalli Beach in Gwangan-dong
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Provincial level	Busan
Administrative divisions	10 administrative dong
Area
• Total	10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population ()
• Total	172,651
• Density	17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	Suyeong District Office

Suyeong District (Korean: 수영구; RR: Suyeong-gu) is a district (gu) in central Busan, South Korea. It has a population density of about 17,768 inhabitants per square kilometer (46,020/sq mi).

Suyeong District was created in 1995 following its separation from Nam District. It is border in the North-East by the Suyeonggang River. The name 'Suyeong' came from 'Gyeongsang JwaSuyeong', means navy command of Gyeongsang left area (stand at Seoul and see south, this area is left side).^[2] The line 2 of Busan Subway runs through Suyeong District with 5 stations, from Millak to Namcheon. The southern terminal of line 3 is Suyeong station, making Suyeong an important location for subway transportation/transfers.

Administrative divisions

Suyeong District is divided into five legal dong, which altogether comprise ten administrative dong, as follows:

Namcheon-dong (two administrative dong)
Suyeong-dong
Mangmi-dong (two administrative dong)
Gwangan-dong (four administrative dong)
Millak-dong

Education

International schools:

Busan Japanese School^[3]

References

^ 부산광역시 수영구청. www.suyeong.go.kr.
^ http://www.suyeong.go.kr/00_kid/m1s3.asp same origin of the Suyeong-dong, one dong of the Suyeong District
^ "Busan Japanese School" (Archive). International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016. "11 Millak-ro 19beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan, 613-828, Korea"