Gimhae

Japanese: 金海 - きんかい
Gimhae

A city in South Gyeongsang Province, bordering Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea. It has an area of ​​463.26 square kilometers and a population of 330,829 (2000). It was promoted to a city in 1981. In 1995, it was merged with Gimhae County. It was the center of the ancient Garak Kingdom, and is dotted with ancient tombs and shell mounds. It spreads across a wide plain in the lower reaches of the Nakdong River, and has a mild climate. It has long been a highly productive agricultural region, with suburban and far-flung agriculture as well as dairy farming.

[Mori Seiu]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

韓国(大韓民国)、釜山(ふざん/プサン)広域市に接する慶尚南道(けいしょうなんどう/キョンサンナムド)の市。面積463.26平方キロメートル、人口33万0829(2000)。1981年、市に昇格。95年、金海郡と統合。古代、駕洛(からく)国の中心地であり、古墳群、貝塚が散在する。洛東江(らくとうこう/ナクトガン)下流域の広い平野に展開し、気候が温和である。古くから生産性の高い農業地帯で、近郊農業と遠郊農業に加え、酪農業も盛んである。

[森 聖雨]

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