Gijang Coonty

Gijang Coonty is a gun (coonty), locatit atween Haeundae-gu an Ulsan in northren Busan, Sooth Korea.

Gijang 기장군
Coonty
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	機張郡
• Revised Romanization	Gijang-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Kijang kun
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Provincial level	Busan
Admeenistrative diveesions	2 eup, 3 myeon
Area
• Total	217.9 km2 (84.1 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	103,784
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	www.gijang.go.kr

History

Gijang first appears unner its current name in the annals o the year 757, durin the Unifee'd Silla period. At that time it wis made the hyeon o Gijang, pairt o Dongnae-gun. The Samguk Sagi records that it wis kent as Gaphwayanggok (甲火良谷) previously.

Historical landmarks in the coonty include the Buddhist temple o Jangansa, said tae hae been first built bi Wonhyo in the 7t hunderyear.

Geografie an demographics

Gijang is the maist landwart Busan's destricts, an consists maistly o vacant an agricultural laund. Approximately 156.7 o its 217.9 square kilometers are empty an forestit, maistly hilly laund. The coonty's population haes risen steadily syne 1990, when it stuid at 56,847.

Economy

Due tae its location alang the coast o the Sea o Japan (East Sea o Korea), Gijang is kent as a centre for the production o various kynds o seafuid. These include anchovies an broun seaweed (miyeok).

Eddication

Gijang is the current residence o the new Busan International Foreign School an aw, which the Meenistry o Eddication recently spent 46.9 Billion wan.

Tourism

Apairt frae the cultur-historical an Buddhist steids mentioned abuin, ither points o interest in Gijang include Toam Pottery Park an Ilgwang Beach.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Gijang is dividit intae five pairts:

• eup (lairger touns):
  • Gijang-eup
  • Jangan-eup
• myeon (landwart tounships):
  • Cheolma-myeon
  • Ilgwang-myeon
  • Jeonggwan-myeon

See an aw

• Admeenistrative diveesions o Sooth Korea
• Geografie o Sooth Korea

Freemit airtins

• Gijang Coonty Office Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Profile frae Busan Ceety admeenistration