class="apple-converted-space"> metropolis
after
Seoul, with a population of
approximately 3.6 million.
The
Metropolitan area (includes adjacent cities of Gimhae and Yangsan) population
is 4,399,515 as of 2010.
It has
Korea's largest beach
and
Korea's
longest river. It is the largest
port
city
in
South Korea and the world's fif
th busiest seaports by
cargo tonnage.
The city is
located on the southeastern-most tip of the Korean peninsula. The most densely
built up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between
the
Nakdong River
and Suyeong River, with mountains
separating some of the districts. Administratively, it is designated as a
Metropolitan City. The Busan
metropolitan area is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a
single county.
Busan was the host city of the 2002 Asian Games and APEC
2005 Korea. It was also one of the host cities for the
