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The hub of exchange &
cooperation in Northeast Asia

Gyeongsangnam-do Province

Park Wan Soo

  • NationRepublic of Korea
  • Government NameGyeongsangnam-do Province
  • GovernorPark Wan Soo

Symbol

Symbol
City Emblem City flower City tree City bird City Fish
City Emblem City flower

Rose

 City tree

Zelkova tree

 City bird

White heron

 City Fish

Black rockfish

History

  • 1106 : Named Gyeongsang Jinju-do Province.
  • 1896 : Renamed Gyeongsangnam-do Province. The provincial office is located in Jinju.
  • 1925 : The provincial office is transferred from Jinju to Busan.
  • 1963 : Busan City is separated from Gyeongsangnam-do Province.
  • 1983 : The provincial office is transferred from Busan to Changwon. (Currently eight cities and ten counties)

Regional Characteristics

  • The province has a temperate climate, abundant fishery resources, and natural tourist attractions, such as Hallyeo Marine National Park, Jirisan, Gayasan, etc.
  • The industrial area in the central and eastern parts and the farming and fishing regions in the western and northern parts coexist.

Basic Information
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Geography/Climate
  • Area : 10,540㎢ (As of 2019)
  • Location : 34˚29′~ 35˚54′north latitude and 127˚35′~ 129˚13 east longitude
  • Climate : Average temperature in winter 2.5℃,summer 25.3℃, annual precipitation 1,500mm
Population
  • Population : 3,343,770 (As of September 30, 2020)
  • Number of households : 1,476,628
Major Event
  • Tongyeong International Music Festival, Gaya International Festival of Culture, Gimhae, Jinhae Naval Port Festival, Scholar Culture Festival, Milyang Arangje
Tourist Attractions
  • Haeinsa Temple, Sangyesa Temple, National Parks (Mt. Jirisan, Mt, Gayasan, Mt. Deokyusan and etc.), Bugok Hot Spring, Hadong Cheonghakdong, Haegumgang, Oedo Island, Tongdosa Temple
Sisterhood & Friendship Provinces / Cities
  • China: Shandong Province(Sept 1993); Liaoning Province(Sept 2000); Shanxi Province(Oct 2008); Heilongjiang Province(June 2011); Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region(June 2016), Jilin Province(Aug 2017)
  • Japan: Yamaguchi Prefecture(June 1987), Hokkaido Prefecture(June 2006), Okayama Prefecture(Oct 2009), Hyogo Prefecture(Feb 2012)
  • Russia: Khabarovsk Territory(Sept 1996)
  • Vietnam: Dong Nai Province(May 1996)
  • Others: Jalisco State, Mexico(March 1997);Maryland, US(Nov 1991); East Java, Indonesia(May 1996); Laguna Province, Philippines(April 1997); Pomorskie Province, Poland(April 1997); Fejér County, Hungary(April 1997); Queensland, Australia(July 2008); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Oct 2009) Central Marshonaland, Zimbabwe(July 2014); Riau Islands Province, Indonesia(Feb 2015); Dar es Salaam, Tanzania(Feb 2015); South Moravian Region, Czech Republic(July 2017)

Economic Status
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Economy(As of 2019, provisional)
  • GRDP(2007) : ₩ 108,712 billion
  • Per capita GRDP : ₩ 33.6 million
Industry(As of 2019, provisional)
  • Service industry 58.8%, mining manufacturing industry 32%, construction industry 8.8%, agriculture and fishery 0.3%
  • Specialized industry : Intelligent manufacturing machine, machine materials parts, aviation, wind power parts, anti-aging bio
Products
  • Agricultural product : rice, sweet persimmon, pear, apple, strawberry, watermelon, garlic, onion
  • Industrial product: machinery, shipbuilding-related products

Others

  • Contact：International Relations and Trade Division
  • Address：(Sarim-dong, Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Hall), 300 Jungang-daero, Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 51154, KOREA
  • Tel.：+82-55-211-7778
  • Fax.：+82-55-211-2419
  • Official Website : http://www.gyeongnam.go.kr