Geumjeong-gu

Geumjeong-gu
Geumjeong-gu; 금정구
	Destrict
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	金井區
• Revised Romanization	Geumjeong-gu
• McCune-Reischauer	Kŭmjŏng-ku
	View o Geumjeong-gu frae Geumjeongsan
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Provincial level	Busan
Admeenistrative diveesions	20 admeenistrative dong
Area
• Total	65.19 km2 (25.17 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	264,880
• Density	4063/km2 (10,520/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	Geumjeong District Office

Geumjeong-gu is a destrict in north central Busan, Sooth Korea. Approximately 7.3% o Busan's population is in Geumjeong-gu.[2]^{[deid airtin]}

The Hoedong Reservoir is locatit on the destrict's eastren boondar, an the muntain Geumjeongsan on the wast. Acause o this, 75% o the destrict's laund is restrictit frae residential development. The destrict's population is concentratit in the valley o the Oncheoncheon stream, a tributar o the Suyeonggang.

Notable landmarks include Beomeosa, a Buddhist temple datin tae the Silla dynasty, an Geumjeongsan, the muntain which owerleuks hintle o the destrict. Geumjeongsan is toppit bi the waws o the Geumjeongsanseong, which wur built in the Joseon dynasty.

Several colleges an varsities are locatit in Geumjeong-gu. The maist prominent o these is Pusan Naitional Varsity.

Geumjeong-gu serves as a nexus o transit connections atween central Busan an the rest o Korea. The northren end o Busan Subwey Line 1 lees in Nopo-dong, whaur it adjyns Busan's major express bus terminal. In addeetion, the soothren terminus o the Gyeongbu Expresswey lees athin the destrict.

The destrict wis shapit bi separation frae Dongnae-gu in 1988.