Geumjeong District

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>For most of its history, Geumjeong was officially part of <a href="/facts/Dongnae_District/FpbQxj2B">Dongnae</a>, which was itself an independent region until it was amalgamated into the city of Busan in 1942.  Geumjeong District was formed by separation from Dongnae in 1988.
</p><p>Originally Geumjeong consisted of 20 administrative <i>dong</i>, but several changes have been made to leave the current total at 17:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>
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<ul><li>1992
<ul><li>Bugok-4-dong was created from Bugok-1-dong</li></ul></li>
<li>1998
<ul><li>Oryun-dong was absorbed by Bugok-3-dong</li>
<li>Seon-dong and Dugu-dong were merged to form Seondugu-dong</li>
<li>Nopo-dong and Cheongnyong-dong were merged to form Cheongnyongnopo-dong</li></ul></li>
<li>2009
<ul><li>Seo-4-dong was absorbed by Seo-3-dong</li></ul></li></ul>
<h2 id="administrative-divisions">Administrative divisions</h2>
<p>Geumjeong District is divided into 13 legal <i>dong</i>, which altogether comprise 17 administrative <i>dong</i>, as follows:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<table><tbody><tr><th>Key</th><th>Administrative dong</th><th>Hangeul</th><th>Hanja</th><th>Area (km2)</th><th>Households (2012)</th><th>Inhabitants (2012)</th><th>Density (pop/km2)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Seo-dong/CKoaFu0F">Seo-1-dong</a></td><td>서제1동</td><td>書第1洞</td><td>0.36</td><td>4,484</td><td>9,806</td><td>27,239</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Seo-dong/CKoaFu0F">Seo-2-dong</a></td><td>서제2동</td><td>書第2洞</td><td>0.40</td><td>5,861</td><td>13,897</td><td>34,743</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Seo-dong/CKoaFu0F">Seo-3-dong</a></td><td>서제3동</td><td>書第3洞</td><td>0.92</td><td>5,864</td><td>14,350</td><td>15,598</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Geumsahoedong-dong/Ltdk8gGR">Geumsahoedong-dong</a></td><td>금사회동동</td><td>錦絲回東洞</td><td>5.52</td><td>4,376</td><td>10,660</td><td>1,931</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Bugok-dong%2c_Busan/9HX4J4af">Bugok-1-dong</a></td><td>부곡제1동</td><td>釜谷第1洞</td><td>0.71</td><td>4,834</td><td>11,600</td><td>16,338</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Bugok-dong%2c_Busan/9HX4J4af">Bugok-2-dong</a></td><td>부곡제2동</td><td>釜谷第2洞</td><td>1.20</td><td>6,812</td><td>18,868</td><td>15,723</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Bugok-dong%2c_Busan/9HX4J4af">Bugok-3-dong</a></td><td>부곡제3동</td><td>釜谷第3洞</td><td>8.16</td><td>6,525</td><td>18,490</td><td>2,266</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Bugok-dong%2c_Busan/9HX4J4af">Bugok-4-dong</a></td><td>부곡제4동</td><td>釜谷第4洞</td><td>0.67</td><td>6,360</td><td>16,310</td><td>24,343</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Jangjeon-dong/3RPrAeJ3">Jangjeon-1-dong</a></td><td>장전제1동</td><td>長箭第1洞</td><td>3.27</td><td>6,754</td><td>15,995</td><td>4,891</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Jangjeon-dong/3RPrAeJ3">Jangjeon-2-dong</a></td><td>장전제2동</td><td>長箭第2洞</td><td>2.06</td><td>3,837</td><td>11,298</td><td>5,484</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Jangjeon-dong/3RPrAeJ3">Jangjeon-3-dong</a></td><td>장전제3동</td><td>長箭第3洞</td><td>0.68</td><td>3,868</td><td>8,730</td><td>12,838</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Seondugu-dong/XcejJzp3">Seondugu-dong</a></td><td>선두구동</td><td>仙杜邱洞</td><td>12.05</td><td>1,286</td><td>2,857</td><td>237</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/Cheongnyeongnopo-dong/NbRbBDC2">Cheongnyeongnopo-dong</a></td><td>청룡노포동</td><td>靑龍老圃洞</td><td>10.91</td><td>3,959</td><td>10,192</td><td>934</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Namsan-dong%2c_Busan/akSAtw9X">Namsan-dong</a></td><td>남산동</td><td>南山洞</td><td>3.64</td><td>13,191</td><td>35,255</td><td>9,685</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td><a href="/facts/Guseo-dong/rexlEV5T">Guseo-1-dong</a></td><td>구서제1동</td><td>久瑞第1洞</td><td>3.05</td><td>7,071</td><td>20,168</td><td>6,612</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/Guseo-dong/rexlEV5T">Guseo-2-dong</a></td><td>구서제2동</td><td>久瑞第2洞</td><td>3.19</td><td>12,432</td><td>37,403</td><td>11,725</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/Geumseong-dong/wklEvDNM">Geumseong-dong</a></td><td>금성동</td><td>金城洞</td><td>8.41</td><td>491</td><td>1,211</td><td>144</td></tr><tr><th></th><th>Geumjeong District</th><th>금정구</th><th>金井區</th><th>65.20</th><th>98,005</th><th>257,090</th><th>3,943</th></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="sister-cities">Sister cities</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/Changping_District/FpqGvbK0">Changping</a>, China</li>
<li><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/Putuo_District%2c_Shanghai/wanS21HU">Putuo</a>, China</li></ul>
<h2 id="notable-people-from-geumjeong-district">Notable people from Geumjeong District</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Jimin_(singer%2c_born_1995)/K77pIuU2">Park Ji-min</a> known by his stage name <a href="/facts/Jimin_(singer%2c_born_1995)/K77pIuU2">Jimin</a>, singer-songwriter, dancer, composer and member of one of the most successful boyband <a href="/facts/BTS/au1o8hsI">BTS</a> is native of Geumjeong District</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Exy_(rapper)/raj02J68">Exy</a> (Real Name: <i>Chu So-jung</i>, 추소정), singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, actress, <a href="/facts/MC/YzMUB0nX">MC</a> and <a href="/facts/K-pop_idol/SrlSdlYn">K-pop idol</a>, leader and member of <a href="/facts/K-pop/3d7p4uKH">K-pop</a> girlgroup <a href="/facts/Cosmic_Girls/9ne3nwGe">Cosmic Girls</a> is native of Geumjong District as well.</li></ul>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Geography_of_South_Korea/lAvH0gVo">Geography of South Korea</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Subdivisions_of_South_Korea/5TKxStlh">Subdivisions of South Korea</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geumjeong-gu, Busan.

<ul><li><a href="http://eng.geumjeong.go.kr/index.geumj">Geumjeong District website</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180307213649/http://eng.geumjeong.go.kr/index.geumj">Archived</a> 7 March 2018 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> (in English)</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>About Geumjeong: History <a href="http://english.geumjeong.go.kr/01about/01.php" target="_blank">http://english.geumjeong.go.kr/01about/01.php</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>《제24회 금정구 통계연보》. 금정구청. 2012. 63쪽, 74쪽. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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