Changwon

Changwon is a city in, and the capital of Gyeongsangnam-do, in South Korea. Changwon is the 8th most populous city in South Korea, with a 2010-established population of 1,089,039. It encompasses a land area of 743 square kilometres (287 sq mi) on the southeastern coast of South Korea. The population of the Southeastern part of Korea, which includes the city of Busan, is more than 6,478,000. Changwon is known as a heavy industrial city. Changwon only covers 7% of South Gyeongsangnam-do province, but holds 33.6% of its population; gyeongnamdo also accounted for 38.5 percent of the total to 2.1821 trillion won budget.