Busan

Busan
Busan
Metropolitan city
	Busan Metropolitan City
	Skyline of Busan and Gwangan Bridge Dongbaekseom Busan Cinema Center Haeundae Beach Seo-myeon Haedong Yonggungsa
	Flag Logo Wordmark
	Interactive map of Busan
	Coordinates: 35°10′48″N 129°04′30″E / 35.18000°N 129.07500°E
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Districts	16
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Chun Jae-soo (Democratic)
• Body	Busan Metropolitan Council
• National Representation; - National Assembly	18 / 299 6.0% (total seats); 18 / 245 7.3% (constituency seats); List Jeon Jaesoo; (Democratic); Buk-gu / Gangseo-gu A district; Kim Do-eup; (People Power); Buk-gu / Gangseo-gu B district; Suh Byung-soo; (People Power); Busanjin-gu A district; Lee Heon-seung; (People Power); Busanjin-gu B district; Kim Heegon; (People Power) ; Dongnae-gu district; Baek Jong-heon; (People Power); Geumjeong-gu district; Ha Tae-keung; (People Power); Haeundae-gu A district; Kim Mi-ae; (People Power); Haeundae-gu B district; Hwangbo Seunghee; (People Power); Jung-gu / Yeongdo-gu district; Park Soo-young; (People Power); Nam-gu A district; Park Jaeho; (Democratic); Nam-gu B district; Choi Inho; (Democratic); Saha-gu A district; Cho Kyoung Tae; (People Power); Saha-gu B district; Chang Je Won; (People Power) ; Sasang-gu district; Ahn Byung-gil; (People Power); Seo-gu / Dong-gu district; Jeon Bong-gil; (People Power); Suyeong-gu district; Jeong Dongman; (People Power) ; Gijang district; Lee Juhwan; (People Power) ; Yeonje-gu district;
Area
• Metropolitan city	770.04 km2 (297.31 sq mi)
Population (January 2026)
• Metropolitan city	3,285,147
• Density	4,266.2/km2 (11,049/sq mi)
• Metro	4,000,000
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Demonym	Busanian
GDP (Nominal, 2023)
• Metropolitan city	KRW 114 trillion; (US$ 91 billion)
• Per capita	US$ 31,611
Area code	(+82) 051
ISO 3166 code	KR-410
Flower	Camellia
Fish	Mackerel
Bird	Seagull
Website	Official website (English)
Korean name
Hangul	부산광역시
Hanja	釜山廣域市
RR	Busan-gwangyeoksi
MR	Pusan-gwangyŏksi

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Busan (Korean: 부산; pronounced [pusʰan]; alternatively romanized as Pusan), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is the second most populous city in South Korea, after Seoul; it has a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. 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.

Busan is a center for international conventions, hosting an APEC summit in 2005. It is also a center for sports tournaments in Korea, having hosted the 2002 Asian Games and FIFA World Cup. It is home to the world's largest department store, the Shinsegae Centum City. Busan was added to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a "City of Film" in December 2014.