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BUGs Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongsangnamdo
창원광장야경
Country	Korea
Major Cities	Busan Ulsan Changwon(Gyeongsangnamdo)
Area
• Metro	12,424 km2 (4,797 sq mi)
Population
• Metro	8,202,239

Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongsangnamdo (Hangul: 부산울산경남(부울경); hanja: 釜蔚慶; RR: Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongsangnamdo (BUG's)) is a South Korean metropolitan region encompassing the metropolitan cities of Busan and Ulsan, together with the province of Gyeongsangnamdo. Until 1963 the whole area formed the province of Gyeongsangnam-do. The entire region has a population (as of 2014) of 8,202,239 over an area of 12,424 km². It is Korea's second most populated urban region after the Seoul Capital Area, containing approximately 17% of Korea's population. The GDP in this area is $283.6 billion, a match with Taipei and Atlanta. Brookings Institution reported that BUG's is the 32th ranking city of the world's leading global cities.

Administrative districts

Core cities

• Busan
• Ulsan
• Changwon

Cities other than core cities

• Gimhae
• Yangsan
• Geoje
• Jinju
• Sacheon
• Miryang
• Tong-Yeong

Rural districts

• Haman
• Goseong
• Changnyeong
• Uiryeong
• Geochang
• Hapcheon
• Hanyong
• Namhae
• Hadong
• Sancheong

See also

• List of metropolitan areas by population