Geumjeong-gu
Geumjeong District is a district in north central Busan, South Korea. Approximately 7.3% of Busan's population is in Geumjeong District. The Hoedong Reservoir is located on the district's eastern boundary, and the mountain Geumjeongsan on the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Borough with 211,000 residents
- Description: administrative division of South Korea
- Also known as: “Geumjeong District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Busan Al-Fatih Masjid and Busan University of Foreign Studies.
Busan Al-Fatih Masjid
Mosque
The Busan Al-Fatah Mosque is a mosque in Namsan-dong, Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea.
Busan University of Foreign Studies
University
Photo: Donggeon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Busan University of Foreign Studies, often shortened to 부산외대 and BUFS, romanized as Pusan University of Foreign Studies before 2011, is a private university in Busan, South Korea, which specializes in foreign languages.
Busansihaeyangsaengmul Exhibition Hall
Museum
Photo: JeongAhn, Public domain.
The Busan Marine Natural History Museum is a museum displaying exhibits on marine natural history of Busan and located in Dongnae-gu, Busan. It was opened in June 10, 1994.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Busan and Jangjeon-dong.
North Busan
Photo: honzasoukup, CC BY 2.0.
North Busan comprises of the districts of Buk-gu, Dongnae-gu and Geumjeong-gu in Busan. Easy to overlook, the north part of the city has fewer tourist attractions and is more sparsely populated.
Jangjeon-dong
Quarter
Jangjeon is a dong in Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea. A heavily populated district, it is situated between the slopes of Geumjeongsan and the valley of Oncheoncheon.
Geumjeong-gu
- Categories: district of Busan and locality
- Location: Busan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.2429° or 35° 14′ 34″ northLongitude
129.0926° or 129° 5′ 33″ eastPopulation
211,000Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8Q7F63VV+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 414979634OpenStreetMap feature
place=boroughGeoNames ID
8462814Wikidata ID
Q50358
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Geumjeong-gu” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Chinese: “Geumjeong Khu”
- Chinese: “金井区”
- Chinese: “金井區”
- Dutch: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Estonian: “Geumjeongi linnarajoon”
- Estonian: “Geumjeongi ringkond”
- French: “district de Geumjeong”
- French: “District de Geumjeong”
- French: “Geumjeong-gu”
- German: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Greek: “Γκούμτζονγκ-γκου”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Geumjeong”
- Italian: “Distretto di Geumjeong”
- Italian: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Japanese: “金井区”
- Javanese: “Dhistrik Geumjong”
- Korean: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Korean: “금정”
- Korean: “금정구”
- Malay: “Daerah Geumjeong”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Geumjeong Khu”
- Russian: “Кымджонгу”
- Scots: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Spanish: “Geumjeon-gu”
- Spanish: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Swedish: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Turkish: “Geumjeong”
- Urdu: “گئومجئونگ ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Geumjeong-gu”
- Vietnamese: “Khu Geumjeong”
- Yue Chinese: “金井區”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bugok-dong and Oryun-dong.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Busan Geumjeong Post Office and Busan Geumjeong Fire Station.
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